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AFTER READING THE FIRST PART PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION IN BOLD AT…
AFTER READING THE FIRST PART PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION IN BOLD AT THE END
#1
Title and URL of Website:
Breitbart
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2023/06/27/oceangate-bought-carbon-fiber-past-shelf-life-titanic-sub/
Title of Story #1: OceanGate Bought Carbon Fiber ‘Past Shelf Life’ for Titanic Sub
Number of ads you see surrounding story #1: 2
Author listed: Elaine Mallon
What clues indicate that this story is fake? (See the “fake news” handout if you need prompts.) Include a quote from the story in your answer. List them here:
From my perspective I believe there are numerous clues that indicate that this story is fake news.
Source credibility
Logical consistency
Lack of evidence
A quote would be, “Experts believe the implosion killing all five passengers was caused by water seeping in through where the carbon fiber and titanium met.”
Number of comments, social networking shares (if applicable): 298
#2
Title and URL of Website: Breitbart
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2023/06/22/nolte-far-left-cnn-stopped-fact-checking-joe-biden-until-someone-noticed/
Title of Story #2: Nolte: Far-Left CNN Stopped Fact-checking Joe Biden (Until Someone Noticed)
Number of ads you see surrounding story #2: 2
Author listed: John Nolte
What clues indicate that this story is fake? (See the “fake news” handout if you need prompts.) Include a quote from the story in your answer. List them here:
Strong biases
Emotional language
Lack of evidence
Discrediting
Claims presented as facts
A quote would be, “Everyone on the CNN airwaves is a smug, humorless scold.”
Number of comments, social networking shares (if applicable): 98
#3
Title and URL of Website: Breitbart
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/06/19/barack-obama-pushes-digital-fingerprints-to-fight-misinformation/
Title of Story #3: Barack Obama Pushes ‘Digital Fingerprints’ to Fight ‘Misinformation’
Number of ads you see surrounding story #3: 1
Author listed: Allum Bokhari
What clues indicate that this story is fake? (See the “fake news” handout if you need prompts.) Include a quote from the story in your answer. List them here:
Lack of verifiable sources
Contains loaded language
Bias
A quote would be, “Helped spark the media panic over “fake news.”
Number of comments, social networking shares (if applicable): 1,399
Content Analysis Worksheet- Real News Websites
#1
Title and URL of Website: Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/26/rain-flooding-us-risk-climate-change/
Title of Story #1: The places in the U.S. most at risk for extreme rainfall
Number of ads surrounding story #1: 0
Author listed: Kevin Crowe, John Muyskens and Brady Dennis
What clues indicate that this story is real? (See the “fake news” handout if you need prompts.) List them here:
Website domain is reputable
Present evidence
Authors are real, registered, and established news writes.
Source and quotes are referenced.
Number of comments, social networking shares (if applicable): 2,566
#2
Title and URL of Website: Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/24/oceangate-lawless-high-seas/
Title of Story #1: OceanGate operated in ‘lawless’ high seas. Others do, too.
Number of ads surrounding story #1: 0
Author listed: Kate Selig
What clues indicate that this story is real? (See the “fake news” handout if you need prompts.) List them here:
Website domain is reputable
Present evidence
Author is real, registered, and established news writes.
Source and quotes are referenced.
Number of comments, social networking shares (if applicable): 2,717
#3
Title and URL of Website: Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/28/bidenomics-biden-economy-campaign/
Title of Story #1: Embracing ‘Bidenomics,’ president seeks to turn insult into strength
Number of ads surrounding story #1: 0
Author listed: Matt Viser and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
What clues indicate that this story is real? (See the “fake news” handout if you need prompts.) List them here:
Website domain is reputable
Authors are real, registered, and established news writes.
Source and quotes are referenced.
Number of comments, social networking shares (if applicable): 10,283
Concluding Thoughts (Remember, each answer should be at least 7 5 w o r d s):
Based off of what you have learned, define the terms “fake news” and “real news.”
What themes did you find with the three fake news stories? (List at least two.)
What did all the fake news stories have in common? Real news stories?
Compare the fake vs. real. What stood out to you?
