Which headlines seem most/least believable? Why?
What makes a news source trustworthy?
How do you usually check if news is true?
The Anatomy of Fake News
Read the text quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea: Practical advice for readers
How much faster do false stories spread than true ones?
Find words/phrases in the text that mean: Very exciting or shocking (paragraph 2)
Why does the author quote the media literacy expert? How does this make the article more reliable?
Do you think the author’s advice is practical? Why or why not?
Match the words to their meanings: distinguish
Read these three different “news articles” about the same event and rate each source from 1-5 for reliability and explain your reasoning using vocabulary from the reading text
