The Sneaky Truth About Memes

Memes are...

• large pictures that everyone loves to share.

• bite-sized pieces of digital content that are copied and shared widely online.

• quotes that inspire others.

• pictures that are hilarious.

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The “facts” memes contain can sometimes be false or misleading.

• True

• False

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Researchers have found that seeing the same false information again and again can make you less likely to believe it.

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• False

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What's an example of a trustworthy website for fact-checking memes?

• Wikipedia

• Google

• A university website

• A government website

• Answer option yellow and pink.

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Meme creators never make certain terms stand out to trigger emotions.

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• False

When studying the words of a meme, which question could you ask yourself before sharing a meme?

• Are the words spelled correctly?

• Are there any funny words included?

• Are there any unknown words in this meme?

• How do these words make me feel?

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When using your noggin, which question could you ask yourself before sharing a meme?

• Are sources cited on this meme?

• Is this meme funny?

• Does this meme actually make sense?

• Is this meme worth sharing?

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When checking your feelings, which question could you ask yourself before sharing a meme?

• Is this meme making fun of a certain person or group of people?

• Is this meme making me laugh?

• Is this meme truthful?

• Is this meme fact-checked?

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What is one of the subheadings in this article?

• All About Memes

• How to Create a Meme

• What Not to Share

• The History of Memes

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What is one of the underlined terms in the text?

• meme

• digital literacy

• promoting

• trustworthy

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