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Why people share fake news on social media — Level A1 — scrabble tiles spelling the word emotion on a wooden surface

Why people share fake news on social mediaCEFR A1

9 Dec 2025

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Adapted from Holly Frew - Georgia State U., Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by Markus Winkler, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
73 words
  • A new study looks at fake news online.
  • Fake news spreads quickly on social media platforms.
  • Many people like and share such posts often.
  • Emotions make people react and share quickly.
  • Angry and fearful posts get more attention from users.
  • Researchers studied how people judge news items online.
  • They looked at truth, feeling, and personal relevance.
  • They tested many short posts about health news online.
  • Schools can teach media literacy skills to children.

Difficult words

  • fake — not real or not true information
  • spread — move to many people quickly
    spreads
  • platform — a website or app for many users
    platforms
  • emotion — a strong feeling people have
    Emotions
  • researcher — a person who studies a topic carefully
    Researchers
  • judge — decide if something is true or not
  • literacy — the ability to read and understand information

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Discussion questions

  • Do you use social media?
  • Do you check if news is true before you share it?
  • Should schools teach media literacy to children?

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