World History Fake News Lesson

Overarching Question: What is "fake news" and why should we pay attention to it?

Handouts

Group Work

Read or watch the example assigned to your group

Ms. Houston's example

Videos

Golden Eagle Snatches a Kid
Save the Day Vote
Worst Twerk Fail EVER
First Kiss (Ms. Houston will give a clue after you have viewed this video)

Articles and Websites

STEP 1: Discuss the 'SOURCING' questions in bold below to evaluate your example:

Who wrote this?
What is the author's perspective?
When was it written?
Where was it written?
Why was it written?
Is it reliable? Why or why not?

STEP 2: Use the Fake News Checklist to evaluate your group's example.

What Fake News ‘red flags’ do you notice?
Is your example "fake news"?

STEP 3: Use the 'Beyond Fake News' infographic to determine the category(ies) of your example.

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