Which of the following actions should you take when trying to decide whether an online news article is credible?
Finding Credible News

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Computers
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6th - 8th Grade
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Robbie Supanchick
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Share the article on social media before reading it.
Read the article and try to corroborate the information the author presents.
Trust that the writer of the article is telling the truth.
Ignore the article if you think the author might be biased.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Imagine that you see a message that says, "Due to an emergency, the school has been canceled until next Monday. Please share immediately." The message looks official, but you're not sure. How can you find out more?
Check the school website and have your parents call the school to confirm the message.
Check the source.
Look closely for clues that something is not right.
All of the above.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Imagine that you see a message that says, "Due to an emergency, the school has been canceled until next Monday. Please share immediately," and were about to share it. Is it OK to share the message?
It's OK to share the message cause it says, "Please share immediately."
It's OK to share the message because it looks official and you want other to know about an emergency school closure.
It's not OK to share the message because you're not sure it's true and spreading gake news can cause confusion.
It's not OK to share the message because you want to wait for others to share it first.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Imagine you see an article with a headline that reads, "Scientists Find Playing Video Games Improves Memory." You share the article and later realize it's fake. What should you do after you realize you shared false information?
Keep the post up just to see how many people fall for it.
Delete your post and post a correction.
Nothing, people will forget about the post in a day or two anyway.
Share other articles with similar headlines to make it look like the information is true.
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Having preference for one thing over another in a way that's unfair.
Credible
An additional source that confirms or supports a news story, article, or piece of information.
Evaluate
Able to be believed; trustworthy.
Bias
To carefully examine something to figure out its value.
Corroboration
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Meant to be funny by making fun of a subject and which often include statements that are untrue.
Satire
Meant to fool the reader into believing something untrue, is going to try to look credible.
Hoaxes
Meant to persuade the reader. May include bias, leave out important facts.
Editorials
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Surprising, biased, not from a news source, some corroboration.
Questionable News
Makes sense, no clear bias, from of a news source, lots of corroboration.
Credible News
Surprising, biased, not from a news source, no corroboration.
Fake News
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
How confident are you in being able to determine the credibility of something you read online?
I feel very confident.
I feel somewhat confident.
I don't feel confident.
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