| Guiding Thought Question: What are ways to pick out fake news while reading online or on social media? What are some good general rules to follow to find credible information? Today's Learning Objectives: Students will examine the role that the Media has as a linkage institution and as a means for the government to promote their agenda by taking notes. Students will then look at how organizations can use Mass Media to get information out to voters regarding their representatives. Central Question: What role does the Media have in linking the actions of the United States Government and the People? Why is a "Free Media" so important in a Democracy? (1.2.a, 1.2.e, 1.2.f) |  |
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Lauren s
12/1/2021 07:36:50 am
A good way to pick out fake news is to see if you recognize the news source and the factual history of the news source. To determine good news look for stories that are not politically motivated and use common sense to think through if this could be true.
Claire Linnell
12/1/2021 07:40:10 am
Some general rules of thumb when analyzing whether an article is reliable enough is to see their credibility on a credibility check website. Also, if the new articles online have multiple ads it’s probably a sign it’s not the most reliable.
Scurt
12/1/2021 07:40:27 am
My tactic is just not believe anything I see on instagram/snapchat/etc. and if it's something I could care about I do further research on it. But if you're going to pay attention to that thing just do your own research on it basically.
Helena
12/1/2021 07:40:41 am
Some ways to pick out fake news while reading online is to see if the article is written by a professional company, to see if the news is even believable, to see if the news is politically motivated, and to make sure that the information is correct by checking other websites to fact check it.
Jack Smith
12/1/2021 07:40:54 am
Credible sources, always have a little skepticism, realizing what agendas may exist, using fact checkers, cross referencing
Wedge
12/1/2021 12:26:21 pm
A good way to check for fake news is to look at who is publishing it by checking political standing and their goals. The more neutral the better
Mikaela
12/1/2021 12:27:28 pm
A good way to tell if something is fake news is if it is not from a credible recognizable source, do not believe what someone writes on social media without doing your own research and fact checking.
Lydia
12/1/2021 12:29:29 pm
To figure out if something is fake news, you should always check what source it’s coming from and see if it’s credible. You can also look up if the source has been known to produce biased or false information in the past using online resources such as media bias fact check, and if the information is coming from social media, you can look it up on a credible website. Leave a Reply. |
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