DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 6

Finding
Credible News

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 Essential Question

How do we find credible information on

the Internet?

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

Learn criteria for differentiating fake news from

2 credible news.

Practice evaluating the credibility of information

they find on the Internet.
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OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

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KEY VOCABULARY

Credible
Able to be believed; trustworthy

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

Editorials Satire Hoaxes

Articles or blogs that are Websites or articles that are Articles that are meant to
meant to persuade the meant to be funny by fool the reader into
reader of the author's making fun of a subject and believing something that
opinion and which may which often include isn't true by trying to be as
include bias or leave out statements that are untrue realistic as possible
important facts

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Evaluate
To carefully examine something to figure out its value

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

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

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ACTIVITY: NEWS OR FAKE NEWS?

Example Read closely Analyze the source Look for corroboration

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How credible is it?

Fake News Questionable Credible News
Information is very surprising— Information may be surprising Information may or may not be
even unbelievable. but is not unbelievable. surprising but makes sense.

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

Author's bio or previous articles Author's bio or previous
show a bias on the issue. articles may show bias, or the
article is an editorial or opinion
Key points cannot be corroborated
piece.
by other credible sites.
Most key points can be
corroborated.
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.

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