Fake News and Judging What You Read Online: revision quiz and key terms
Free practice for Fake News and Judging What You Read Online in KS3 Computing (Years 7–9). It covers: misinformation and disinformation, clickbait, satire, checking sources, bias, fact vs opinion, edited and AI images, deepfakes, filter bubbles, algorithms, sponsored content and sharing responsibly. Try the questions, then check the key terms.
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Why should you check the date on a news story?
Social media algorithms often show you more of what you have already liked.
A headline says 'TERRIFYING new virus will destroy your phone!' What is the writer trying to do?
Clickbait headlines usually give a fair and accurate summary of the story.
Why do social media apps show you posts similar to ones you liked before?
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Key terms for Fake News and Judging What You Read Online
- Deepfake
- A video or audio clip made with AI to copy a real person's face or voice.
- Echo chamber
- A group or community where everyone shares the same views and repeats them to each other.
- Fact
- Something that can be checked and shown to be true.
- Influencer
- A person with many online followers who may be paid to promote products.
- Manipulated image
- A picture that has been changed to show something that did not really happen.
- Opinion
- What someone thinks or believes, which cannot be proved true or false.
- Satire
- Humour that exaggerates real events to make fun of them.
- Source
- Where a piece of information comes from, such as a news site or a person.
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