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Disinformation Detectives
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Test your knowledge about disinformation, fake news, and how to spot them!
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When social media algorithms show you content mainly confirming your beliefs, this is called...?
Digital archiving
A balanced news feed
An echo chamber or filter bubble
a public forum
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What should you always try to do BEFORE sharing a news story or image online?
add your own angry reaction
share it only with close friends
Assume it;s true if viral
Verify its accuracy from multiple reliable sources
3
A fake news website designed to look exactly like a well-known, trusted news source is using...?
Parody
Investigative Journalism
Imposter Content/Mimicry
Peer review
4
Disinformation often tries to provoke strong...?
Emotional reactions
Calm discussions
Charitable donations
Logical reasoning
5
Disinformation about health topics (e.g., fake cures, vaccine myths) can directly impact...?
Weather forecasts
Traffic patterns
Public health and safety
Stock market prices
6
Websites like Snopes, PolitiFact, and FactCheck.org are examples of...?
Online shopping sites
Social Media Platforms
Government agencies
Fact-checking organizations
7
Highly sensationalized or misleading headlines designed primarily to attract clicks are known as...?
Academic abstracts
Official Statements
Clickbait
Book Reviews
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Automated social media accounts programmed to spread certain messages widely are known as...?
Moderators
Bloggers
Influencers
Bots
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Which technology can accelerate the spread of disinformation by prioritizing engaging content, regardless of the truth?
Email filters
Social media algorithims
gps navigation
word processors
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What is disinformation?
False information spread intentionally to decieve
True information shared to cause harm
Opinions you disagree with
False information spread accidentally
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Using Google's "Search Google for image" or Tineye helps you perform a...?
background check
Reverse image search
Spell check
virus scan
12
What is a good first step when you encounter surprising or suspicious information online?
Believe it if it confirms your views
Check the source and authors credibility
Share it immediately to warn others
Comment with your own opinion
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Biased or misleading information, often political, used to promote a specific viewpoint is called...?
Propoganda
Public Service Announcement
Objective Reporting
Satire news
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Which of these is a common MOTIVE for spreading disinformation?
To influence elections or political views
to earn academic awards
to promote critical thinking
to educate the public accurately
15
How is
misinformation
different from disinformation?
Misinformation is false but not spread with intent to harm
There is no difference
) Misinformation is always true
Misinformation only appears in newspapers
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AI-generated videos or images that make people appear to say or do things they never did are called...?
screenshots
memes
deepfakes
selfies
17
Sharing a real, private video of someone without their consent to embarrass them is an example of...?
satire
Disinformation
Misinformation
malinformation
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The ability to critically access, analyze, evaluate, and create media is called...?
Financial Literacy
Computer Literacy
Media Literacy
Social engineering
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Disinformation often uses flawed arguments or poor reasoning known as...?
Logical fallacies
Scientific Evidence
Mathematical proofs
Historical facts
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If you identify disinformation on a social media platform, what action can you take?
Ignore it completely
Send the user a friend request
Report it to the platform
Like the post
