Crash course Navigating Digital Information Review

Question 1

What motivated the web service provider "Fidelity Communications" to set up the group, " Stop City-Funded Internet"?

Accepted Answer

They didn’t want to lose customers.

Question 2

Automated information is information that is put on the internet independently from human input.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What is the 1st question you should ask yourself when you see information?

Accepted Answer

Who made this and what is their main purpose?

Question 4

You can believe everything you read on the internet.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Infallible news sites that you can use to help you laterally read include NPR, and the Associated Press.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Which of the following would be a reputable source?

Accepted Answer

A credible and trusted news source, An expert in the field in question

Question 7

It is important to remember when reading all news organizations have their own POINTS OF VIEW.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Whose job is it to evaluate the information that you find on the internet and determine if it is trustworthy or not?

Accepted Answer

You

Question 9

Who is the best at figuring out if information from a source can be trusted?

Accepted Answer

Fact Checkers

Question 10

When looking at claims made by a source what should you check for?

Accepted Answer

If they have backed up the claim with evidence ., If the evidence is from a reliable source.

Question 11

It is important to understand where information comes from.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What should you do when you are looking at a new website that you are not familiar with?

Accepted Answer

Leave the website and look for more information elsewhere.

Question 13

What was the first question that fact checker should ask when evaluating a cite?

Accepted Answer

Who is behind the information?

Question 14

What do fact checkers do?

Accepted Answer

They go through a news story to make sure the information is accurate.

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