Post-Truth and Fake News Quiz

It is important to check the source of information to see if it is credible before believing it.

• True

• False

Information posted from a credible source can never become outdated.

• True

• False

Misinformation/Disinformation can come in the form of

• Social media posts.

• Articles from untrustworthy websites.

• Statements/claims made by people without the proper credentials/background.

• All of the above

If information is shared to me by a family member or a close friend, it must be true.

• True

• False

Some ways to check if a source is credible are to

• Do a Google search on the author of the information.

• Check if other credible sources are reporting on the information.

• Asking the source of the information about their credibility.

• A and B.

• A,B, and C.

If you encounter a post on social media that is false, you should

• Use the report function and flag it as false and/or misleading

• Ignore it.

• Spread the information.

Information from a credible source can never be false.

• True

• False

If a credible source of information realises they have posted false information, they will usually

• Delete the information and pretend they did not publish it.

• Do nothing and keep the article/post with false information up.

• Apologise and issue a retraction with the correct information.

Some telltale signs that a source is not credible are

• Poor spelling and/or grammar.

• Inflammatory or clickbait titles/headlines.

• If the source's website has an unusual domain like ".com.co".

• All of the above

Satire and/or parody can sometimes be misinterpreted as factual and lead to misinformation.

• True

• False