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Fake News!

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    How do you determine what is #Real or #Fake news?
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  • If I see a fake news story was shared on Facebook I can:
    lol
    report it
    do nothing
    get upset
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  • Photographs are
    solid evidence
    easily manipulated
    do not prove anything by themselves
    irrefutable
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  • It doesn't matter where a story is published , if it is written by a journalist, I can trust it
    FALSE
    TRUE
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  • If someone I know or trust tweets about a study or article it is fine for me to retweet it
    NEVER!
    only if you read and verify it yourself
    only if it was retweeted by many other people too
    absolutely- tweet away!
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  • If a news article has quotes from eye witnesses
    I can trust what they say to be true
    they were there, so they know
    I can trust them once their story is verified
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  • I can trust professional journalists to:
    do all the fact-checking for me
    decide which news should be reported
    report unbiased news
    I cannot trust anyone today- I must fact check everything
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  • Every writer has some bias
    TRUE
    FALSE
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  • If a news story is re-posted on social media by an important/ well-known person:
    Their take on the story is the correct one
    it doesn't matter; they are human too and prone to bias
    I can trust the story
    it is true
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  • If a story turns out to be fake...
    people can be hurt and the writer could be sued for slander
    it's all in fun, no one gets hurt
    the main point is you figured out it's FAKE!
    it is no big deal
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  • This percentage of millennials got an "F" on their ability to identify FAKE NEWS:
    12%
    98%
    44%
    62%
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