Some Ways to Determine If the News is “Fake”
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Grades: 4 - 8
Video Description: New June 2022! Learn some easy and practical ways to check the validity of news you read on social media.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Media-24**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- View the video and then engage in a media literacy activity. Have students view other videos, magazine articles, and/or newspaper headlines you have put together including both fake and real news. How can they determine which are fake and which are real?
For more information on social media and media literacy, check out the full program this segment is edited from: Media Literacy in the Social Media Age–Middle School Program.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
