How to Spot Fake News

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TRUE or FALSE? Bogus stories can reach more people faster than before because of social media.

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If a provocative headline draws your attention

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read further to decide whether it is trustworthy before passing it along

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Which strategy would help to protect you from fake news? Options: If there is no author, trust it because it’s probably real; Look for the author. Investigate: is this person real?

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Look for the author. Investigate: is this person real?

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Some fake news

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can make money with clicks (clickbait), is meant to amuse people, sounds real, all of the above

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Confirmation bias is

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when people are more likely to believe news that confirms their beliefs, when people discount information that doesn’t confirm their beliefs, another way of saying it is you’re more likely to believe something you agree with.