The Impact of Social Media on Misinformation and CommunitiesCEFR A1
10 Nov 2025
Adapted from Safa, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Mariia Shalabaieva, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- Social media helps connect people.
- Many young people use it to find friends.
- Some groups can be hurt by bad information.
- Experts say social media can be both good and bad.
- People can share lies that seem real.
- It's hard to forget wrong information once you see it.
Difficult words
- media — Ways to share information and news.
- connect — To link or join with someone.
- information — Facts or details about something.
- friend — A person you like and trust.friends
- hurt — To cause pain or damage.
- share — To give part of something to others.
- bad — Not good or harmful.
- forget — To no longer remember something.
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Discussion questions
- How do you feel about social media?
- Can social media be helpful? Why or why not?
- What are some ways to find true information online?
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