A1
They are false stories that are fabricated with no verifiable facts, sources or quotes.
Fake News
These false information are mistakenly shared with no intent in deceiving.
Misinformation
True or False
False information can be used for business interest creating advertisements. The more users click on these advertisements, the more money they make.
True
Which website URL is fake? https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/octopus-tree-of-oregon or https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ ?
False information
Its intention is to create and share influencing public opinion and obscuring the truth.
Disinformation
What is click bait?
They are stories to gain more website visitors and advertising revenue (increase money income) by using sensationalist headlines to grab attention.
True or false
Some fake URLs are incomplete.
True
We can see false information (fake news) in what type of platforms?
WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, websites on the internet, etc.
Name three types of false information.
Click Bait, Propaganda, Satire/Parody, Sloppy Journalism, Misleading Headlines, and Biased/Slanted News.
Propaganda are stories to mislead audience promoting a biased point of view or a political cause.
True
What does verifiable mean?
Able to be checked or demonstrated to be true, accurate, or justified.
True or false
False information doesn't cover topics like health, environmental, and economics.
False, it covers all topics in all platforms and genres.
What is the name of the tool that we can use to verify if the image/photo is real?
Reverse Image Search in Google
What are the two reasons for sharing false information (fake news)?
For political, ideological, business interest, and for fun.
What is the teacher's full name?
Ruth Guadalupe Cano Ruiz
Websites with these URLs are usually legitimate
.com, .org, .net, .edu, .gov
How can you spot false information? Name at least three.
You can spot by taking a closer look, looking beyond the headline, check other sources, check facts, check biases, check if its a joke, verify image.
Where does teacher Ruth live?
In Namquipa