Episode #2: The Facts about Fact Checking
Quiz by Maribeth Richards
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- Q1
Which one word below (according to Green in the video) completes all the blanks in the following statement:
"_______________ information leads to _________________ decision-making, which leads to a _________________ world."
Better
Complex
Faster
New
30s - Q2
In which job would you work to verify news stories?
Fact Checker
Anchor
Editor
Producer
30s - Q3
Why did many people in the study believe that the website for the ACP was more credible?
It looked more official & had a better design
It stated it was credible
They had heard of the ACP before
It had more quotes from doctors
30s - Q4
Which question should be asked to evaluate a website?
All of these
Who is behind the information?
What is the evidence for their claims?
What do other sources say about the organization?
30s - Q5
Which of the following would be a reputable source?
An expert in the field in question
A blogger
A Facebook post
A website that cites no other sources
30s - Q6
Once you find evidence, you can trust that the claim is correct.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q7
Claims should be backed up by evidence, and not all evidence is ______________."
equal
important
interesting
obvious
30s - Q8
You should be suspicious of sources that you have already found to be trustworthy.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q9
You can believe everything that you read on the internet.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q10
Sometimes, we assume that something is false because it contradicts our pre-existing worldview.
truefalseTrue or False30s