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Popular Psychology (PopPsych)
Read each of these stories (in the order they are listed) and complete the chart below. I know that Facebook is outdated for
you, but you can think of it as any social media that is being currently used.
NY Daily News
Science Daily
The Lantern
NY Daily News
Science Daily
The Lantern
What is the title of the
article?
What is the claim being
made?
What errors to find in the
news report?
What evidence is given to
support the claim?
What additional evidence is
given in this article that the
previous one does not have?
How does this additional
evidence change your view
of the claim?
X
X
Now go to https://www.snopes.com/archive/
Snopes is a resource for checking the truth of rumors that are circulating in the general public. Poke around on the site a little.
Choose 3 rumors that were fact-checked and complete the following.
What was the rumor?
Had you heard of this before?
Before reading the fact check
on this, did you believe this?
What was the fact-check on
this? Explain.