Hi ladies. For our first post we are going to focus on the troubling
issue of fake news. Social media plays a huge role in shaping public
opinion. More people are getting their news and information from
Facebook and Twitter than legitimate news sources. And it's becoming
increasingly dangerous:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/18/technology/whatsapp-india-killings.html
https://newrepublic.com/article/147486/facebook-genocide-problem
So let's take a quiz. Can you spot the fake? :
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/04/technology/facebook-influence-campaigns-quiz.html?login=google
1) Knowledge: Tell us your results from spotting the fakes. There are 4 quizzes. How did you score on all 4.
2) Comprehension: Describe one of the challenges and the differences you see between the two posts.
I was able to tell that 3 out of the 4 posts were from fake accounts.
ReplyDeleteIt was hard, but the fake posts stood out with their use of language. The fake posts either had grammatical errors or a persuasive tone rather than informative.