Finding Credible News - Lesson Slides

Multiple Select

What makes this website credible? (Select ALL that apply)

• It's a government website (.gov)

• It is current information

• It has pictures and diagrams

• It uses academic language

Multiple Select

What criteria can be used to differentiate fake news from credible news?

• Source credibility

• Emotional appeal

• Fact-checking

• Popularity

Multiple Choice

True or False: Only experts can post information on the internet.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Wikipedia is a good website to use for a research project.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does the term 'credible' mean?

• Able to be believed; trustworthy

• Not believable; unreliable

• Doubtful; questionable

• Untrustworthy; false

Multiple Choice

Why might information you find on the Internet not be true?

• The author might have bias

• The author might be trying to be funny

• The author may be trying to trick you

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What does the term 'Evaluate' mean?

• To ignore something

• To carefully examine something

• To guess the value

• To make a decision without evidence

Multiple Choice

A website is biased when:

• It doesn't tell the whole story

• is trying to convince you to take a side

• it contains opinion instead of fact

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of bias?

• Having a preference for one thing over another in a way that’s unfair

• An objective viewpoint

• A neutral stance

• A fair judgment

Multiple Choice

What does the term "corroboration" refer to in the context of news stories or articles?

• A primary source of information

• An additional source that confirms or supports a news story

• A type of news article

• A method of reporting news

Multiple Select

What are

Three factors to determine if a source is credible

• Author's financial interest

• Author's degree & work experience

• Author's arguments that use stereotypes & bias

• Author's position is logical & consistent

• Author's evidence is cited

Multiple Choice

If it's on the internet, you can trust the information.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Look at the picture.  A student has made a plan for research.  Read the plan and the directions that follow.  
The student found the following sources.  Which source would most likely have information needed to answer the research question?

• A newspaper article that offers recommendations about new movies
• a magazine article called "Will Silent Movies Become Popular Again?"
• a webpage that allows users to make silent movies featuring cartoon characters
• a chapter called "The Age of the Silent Movie" in a book titled A History of Movies

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to be a critical thinker and creator?

• To analyze information effectively

• Copy and paste from the internet

• To believe everything you read

• To follow instructions blindly