60 Read the following tips for fact-checking. Some words are missing. Choose the correct word (A–O) for each gap (1–12). There are two extra words that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LAnGUAGE In USE 10 Care before you share 1 Take a breath. Slow down before your re-share, and take a (0) to use your critical thinking skills. Let your (1) emotional reaction pass and think about what you’ve just read. 2 Check. Take the time to find the news you’re (2) in another source before sharing it with all your (3) . Use at least one reliable news outlet and see if that piece of (4) is confirmed by it. If your news is coming from an obscure social (5) source, be very careful — they may not be reliable. 3 Look for more than (6) perspective. See if other sources are reporting the same information or if there are conflicting reports. This can help you get a more balanced (7) of the situation. 4 Consider the date. Check if the news article or post is recent or if it’s from a while ago. Old news might not be relevant anymore or could have been (8) since it was first shared. 5 Use advanced searches. Many search engines have (9) search options where you can look up a photo or (10) . Sometimes content may seem one thing, but a quick search might reveal that it’s from a totally different event in the past. 6 Go to a fact-checking (11) . In addition, some media organisations make significant efforts to examine their sources and provide lists of all of them, so you can check yourself whether their research is (12) . 7 Remember, if something seems too good or too bad to be true, it probably isn’t true. 0123456789101112 G A fact D image G moment J screenshot M true B first E information H network K seeing N updated C friends F media I one L site O view Talking about fake news Here are some adjectives that can be used to talk about fake news and how to detect it. Sort them into positive and negative ones by writing + or – next to them. LAnGUAGE 11 a authoritative b convincing c controversial d credible e emotional f fake g irrelevant h reliable i respectable j sensational k spoof l trustworthy UnIT 08 | Read all about it! Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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