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Essential Question

How do we find credible information on

the Internet?

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Learn reasons that people put false or misleading
information on the Internet.

Learn criteria for differentiating fake news from
credible news.

Practice evaluating the credibility of information
they find on the Internet.

Learning Objectives

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OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

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KEY VOCABULARY

Credible

Able to be believed; trustworthy

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Editorials

Satire

Articles or blogs that are
meant to persuade the
reader of the author's
opinion and which may
include bias or leave out
important facts

Websites or articles that are
meant to be funny by making
fun of a subject and which
often include statements
that are untrue

Articles that are meant to
fool the reader into
believing something that
isn't true by trying to be as
realistic as possible

Why might information you find on the Internet not be true?

Hoaxes

WARM UP: TRICKY WIKI

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KEY VOCABULARY

Evaluate

To carefully examine something to figure out its value

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KEY VOCABULARY

Bias

Having preference for one thing over another in a way
that’s unfair

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KEY VOCABULARY

Corroboration

An additional source that confirms or supports a news
story, article, or piece of information

Activity:
Evaluating Credibility

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Fake News

Questionable

Information is very
surprising—even unbelievable.

Website is biased or is not part of a
credible news, academic, or
governmental organization.

Author's bio or previous articles
show a bias on the issue.

Key points cannot be corroborated
by other credible sites.

Information may be surprising
but is not unbelievable.

Website is not part of a credible
news, academic, or
governmental organization.

Author's bio or previous articles
may show bias, or the article is
an editorial or opinion piece.

Most key points can be
corroborated.

Information may or may not be
surprising but makes sense.

Website is part of a credible news,
academic, or governmental
organization.

Author has no clear bias on the
issue, and article is not an editorial
or opinion piece.

All key points can be corroborated
by other credible sites.

How credible is it?

Credible News

ACTIVITY: NEWS OR FAKE NEWS?

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