Think Before You Share

You hear a lot about fake news these days. Some even talk about “real” fake news and “fake” fake news. Wrap your head around that!

Read the following words and phrases and their definitions.

• double check - to check once and then once more in order to be certain
• fishy - likely to be bad or untrue
• dodgy - false, untrue, dishonest

First read the assignment. Next watch the video. Take notes to help you do the assignment.

1. Everything online is true. True or false?


2. Name one reason why people make up fake news.


3. Name at least 3 questions you should ask yourself before believing (and sharing) a story.


4. What do you learn about sites with a .com web address, a .co.uk web address or a .com.co web address?