{"id":2241,"date":"2024-01-02T11:27:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2024-01-02T11:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:27:59","slug":"misinformation-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/?p=2241","title":{"rendered":"Misinformation Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Can you spot misinformation? According to an Ipsos Public Affairs survey done for Buzzfeed News, 75% of Americans surveyed struggled to spot misinformation (Silverman & Singer-Vine, 2016<\/a>). That\u2019s 75% of Americans surveyed who cannot determine if the information they depend on to make critical decisions is misleading or inaccurate. With the upcoming election cycle, evolving disease epidemics, and financial concerns, it is important to develop your ability to critically evaluate a news article or video for is accuracy and intent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s see if you can spot misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“fake-news-detail-3” by The Public Domain Review is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Read through the following articles. Answer the guiding questions for each article, then decide if the news article is real or fake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guiding Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n