Question 1

What is information disorder?

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A term coined by Wardle to describe the complexity of deception in viewing materials

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A condition that affects the brain's ability to process information accurately

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A term used to describe the accuracy of information found in media platforms

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A syndrome characterized by excessive consumption of information

Question 2

What is the difference between truth and accuracy?

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Truth is the quality of being honest and not containing or telling any lie, while accuracy is the fact of being exact or correct.

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Truth is the fact of being exact or correct, while accuracy is the quality of being honest and not containing or telling any lie.

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Truth and accuracy mean the same thing.

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Truth is the ability to know what is right and wrong, while accuracy is the ability to make the right decision.

Question 3

How can you prevent yourself from falling into the pitfalls of deceptive viewing materials?

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By acquainting ourselves with deceptive techniques that people employ in different viewing materials and questioning the materials we find in various media platforms.

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By restricting ourselves from accessing various media platforms.

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By believing everything we see and hear in the media without questioning it.

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By accepting information relayed to us without actually evaluating the authenticity of the information.

Question 4

What is the difference between satire/parody and misleading content?

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Satire/parody has no intention to cause harm but has the potential to fool, while misleading content uses misleading information to frame an issue or an individual.

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Satire/parody and misleading content are the same thing.

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Both satire/parody and misleading content have the intention to cause harm.

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Satire/parody uses accurate information while misleading content uses false information.

Question 5

What is the purpose of creating the phrase 'information disorder' according to Wardle (2017)?

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To describe the complexity of deception that 'fake news' cannot capture.

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To create a new term for 'fake news'.

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To attack the professional news media around the world.

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To describe the accuracy of information found in media platforms.

Question 6

How can you carefully evaluate the truthfulness and accuracy of the material?

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By questioning the materials you find in various media platforms, seeking clarity, questioning assumptions, and detecting source reliability or bias.

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By accepting information relayed to us without actually evaluating the authenticity of the information.

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By restricting ourselves from accessing various media platforms.

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By believing everything we see and hear in the media without questioning it.

Question 7

What is fabricated content?

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New content that is 100% false and is designed to deceive and harm.

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Content that uses misleading information to frame an issue or an individual.

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Content that has the potential to fool but has no intention to cause harm.

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Content that is shared with false contextual information.

Question 8

What is the aim of false context?

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To share genuine content with false contextual information.

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To increase the chance that people will trust the content without checking the content.

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To frame an issue or an individual using misleading information.

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To deceive and harm people.

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