Fake News Chapter 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

What is fake news?

I have come across fake news

Yes

No

What is fake news?

Fake news = false stories that appear to be news, usually spread on the internet or using other media

Why do people spread fake news?

Recognising fake news

Over to you

In pairs, discuss if the following pictures are real or fake. You also need to explain why you think the picture is real or fake: use the SHARE checklist.

Fake! 

The picture is real, but it was not taken in Venice. 

Source (classicfm) is not reliable 

Real! 

The Metro is a reliable news source in the UK.

Fake!

Source is unreliable, it's not the Nintendo website. 

Real pictures of the old Nintendo Switch used for a fake article.

Create your own fake news! 

With your group, you are going to create your own fake news article. You have to do the following:

 

1. Look for a real article online. The article has to be in English. 

2. Change the article in a way that it becomes fake news, but it should still look very real. Try to be really convincing!

3. Finished? Show it to the class!

Example: 

original article

Original article: 

My fake article: 

Create your own fake news! 

With your group, you are going to create your own fake news article. You have to do the following:

 

1. Look for a real article online. The article has to be in English. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround 

2. Change the article in a way that it becomes fake news, but it should still look very real. Try to be really convincing!

3. Finished! Show it to the class!