Know Whether It's News.

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After reading and discussing the Upfront article "Fighting Fake News," use this form to evaluate the reliability of a news story you read online. 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 quotes to back it up? (Note: Some fake news sources count on people reading only the headline of...

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