- 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 quicklyspreads
- platform — a website or app for many usersplatforms
- emotion — a strong feeling people haveEmotions
- researcher — a person who studies a topic carefullyResearchers
- 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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