February
7
Post 9: Fake News
Sometimes news is not opinion it is just Fake news. Journalism you don’t like: Just because you don’t like what the author says, that doesn’t make it fake news.
- Real or fake?
A picture of malformed daisies uploaded to Twitter from Japan went viral, causing many people to speculate that radiation from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was rocked by a 2011 tsunami is to blame for the oddity.
2. Would you have believed the photo was real if you saw it on social media?
3. How do you primarily get your news? (social media/online media sites/cable news /newspaper /other)
4. How often do you watch/read/listen to the news? __
5. Do you think it’s important to pay attention to the news why or why not?
6. How do you know if what you read/hear/listen to in the news is trustworthy?
Let’s see if you can find out if something is real or fake.
Were This Fawn and Bobcat Found Huddled 7. Together After a California Wildfire?
Natural disasters do sometimes make for strange bedfellows.
8. Is this a real image of a bedazzled pigeon?
9. A baby born in California was named heart eyes emoji, heart eyes emoji, heart eyes emoji Reiner.
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12. IHOP faked a name change to IHOB last month as a publicity stunt.
13. Look these up at snopes.com. Are these fact or fiction?
- Coca cola used to contain cocaine.
- Poppy seeds on bagels & muffins can result in positive drug tests.
- The Great Wall of China is the only man made object visible from the moon.
- Barack Obama was a black panther
- Is Taco Bell closing?
- Will Entering Your PIN in Reverse at an ATM Summon the Police?