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Facts Vs Misinformation
Choose one of the questions to answer and write down your answer below.
1. What is something you know for sure about misinformation?
2. Is misinformation a problem in day-to-day life? Why or why not?
3. Where does misinformation come from?
4. What causes a false story or piece of misinformation to go “viral”?
“Why are we so susceptible to misinformation” PBS video. Choose one of the
following questions to answer about the video and write down your answer.
1. What’s the main idea of the story?
2. What sources does the reporter seek out?
3. What did they have to say that surprised you, or that you can
question?
4. What connections can you make to what they are hearing?
5. How does this connect to their own social media or online presence?
Now that we have discussed a little bit about misinformation, we are going
to look at the trending misinformation. Come up with three different
misinformation trends that are going on right now. Then we will verify
together, and fact check what is going on.
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Write down below how knowing how to fact check can help you in the
future.