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What is false information?

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    Types of false information
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  • 1. Information written, produced or presented in a way might be factually correct but suggests or infers a particular meaning or view that is not necessarily impartial or balanced.
    E. Biases/slanted news
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  • 2. Sometimes reporters or journalists may publish a story without checking all of the facts which can mislead audiences.
    D. Sloppy journalism
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  • 3. Refers to the headlines used in articles and video titles you see on the internet. These headlines are designed to get you, the reader, to click on the link and visit the website or watch or subscribe to the video channel.
    A. Clickbait
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  • 4. Stories that are created to deliberately mislead audiences, promote a biased point of view or particular political cause or agenda.
    B. Propaganda
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  • 5. Lots of websites and social media accounts publish false news stories for entertainment and parody. For example; The Onion, Waterford Whispers, The Daily Mash, etc.
    C. Satire
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  • 6. A plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick
    a hoax
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  • 7. Fake accounts programmed to spread a story to as many people as possible.
    Bots
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  • 8. A source you can trust is a .......source!
    reliable/ credible
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