Know whether it's news: after reading and discussing the upfront article "fake news fooling millions!" use this form to evaluate the reliability of a news story you read online.

PositionMEDIA LITERACY

QUESTIONS NOTES 1. What organization published the article? What do you know about the group? (Try scouring the website for "About Us" information, or use a search engine to see what others have to say about the site.) 2. What seems to be the purpose of the article? 3. Does the article give different sides of the issue or topic? Or does it seem biased? Explain. 4. If the article has a shocking headline, does it have facts and guotes to back it up? (Note: Some fake news sources count on people reading only the headline of a story before sharing it on social media!) 5. Look at other news stories...

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