How to Spot

Fake News
Madison Brown
 What is Fake News?
Fake news is false or misleading information presented as true and factual
 Types of fake news
a. False: These are “news” stories that are just plain fake
b. Satire: this means a news story that is presented as being real,
but is actually just a joke
i. Think about websites like The Onion
c. Clickbait: This type of fake news is when an article or news story
has a crazy, out of this world headline used to trick users into
clicking on the article.
i. Think about magazines like The Sun or other tabloids
Satire
Clickbait
fake news?
 Real or Fake?
Look at the following news stories and see if you can tell if they’re real or fake.
Real or Fake?
Real or Fake?
Real or Fake?
Real or Fake?
So, what have we learned?
● What is fake news?
● What is clickbait?
● How do we tell if a news
story we see is real or
fake?