Fake News Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of advertising?

• The activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services.

• Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

• (On the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.

What is the definition of bias?

• The activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services.

• The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

• (On the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.

• Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

What is the definition of clickbait?

• The activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services.

• Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• (On the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.

• The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

What is the definition of confirmation bias?

• The activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services.

• Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• (On the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.

• The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

What is the definition of disinformation?

• False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media.

• Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news.

• A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

• A thing that is known or proved to be true.

What is the definition of fact?

• Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news.

• A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

• A thing that is known or proved to be true.

• False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media.

What is the definition of opinion?

• False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media.

• A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

• Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news.

• A thing that is known or proved to be true.

What is the definition of fake news?

• False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media.

• Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news.

• A thing that is known or proved to be true.

• A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

What is the definition of hoax?

• A humorous or malicious deception.

• Facts provided or learned about something or someone.

• The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

• The quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well.

What is the definition of information?

• Facts provided or learned about something or someone.

• A humorous or malicious deception.

• The quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well.

• The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.