Identificando Fake News: Fact or Fake?
Inglês
Habilidades BNCC
Questões
1. Selecione a alternativa certa sobre as fake news:
a)
Elas deixam a população bem informada e diminuem o risco de que as pessoas se prejudiquem.
b)
Elas deixam a população confusa e diminuem o risco de que as pessoas se prejudiquem.
c)
Elas deixam a população confusa e aumentam o risco de que as pessoas se prejudiquem.
d)
Elas são sempre criadas por jornalistas profissionais.
e)
Elas são facilmente identificadas por todos os leitores.
2. What should you do before sharing a news article on social media?
a)
Share it without reading it.
b)
Check if the information is true and reliable.
c)
Assume everything online is true.
d)
Share only if it has a catchy title.
e)
Ignore the news completely.
3. Choose the sentence that best describes a 'fact':
a)
Something that someone imagined.
b)
A statement based on opinions and beliefs.
c)
Information that can be proven with evidence.
d)
An interesting rumor.
e)
A message only found on social media.
4. Explique com suas palavras o motivo pelo qual é importante identificar fake news em situações de saúde pública, como durante a pandemia de Covid-19.
5. Descreva dois sinais que podem ajudar alguém a perceber se uma notícia é falsa?
6. Imagine que você recebeu uma mensagem sobre um novo remédio milagroso para Covid-19, mas a fonte não é confiável. O que você faria e por quê?
7. During the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of messages circulated on the internet and social media suggesting 'cures' and 'preventive measures' that were not scientifically proven. Many people shared these messages without checking their reliability. This practice, known as spreading fake news, increased confusion and made it harder for health authorities to control the spread of the virus. Reliable information, on the other hand, is based on evidence from scientific studies and official sources such as the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to the text, what was one of the major problems caused by sharing fake news during the Covid-19 pandemic?
a)
It helped people find cures faster.
b)
It made people more united.
c)
It caused confusion and hindered health authorities.
d)
It made everyone stop using the internet.
e)
It had no effect on people's behavior.
8. Read the headline: 'Miracle cure for Covid-19 discovered!' This type of headline was common during the pandemic. However, often these articles did not provide any evidence or reference to scientific sources. Health organizations constantly warned: before believing or sharing such news, check the information with reliable sources.
What should you do when reading a news article with a sensational headline and no scientific evidence?
a)
Believe it immediately and share.
b)
Search for more information from official health sources.
c)
Ignore any news about Covid-19.
d)
Only read the headline and forget the rest.
e)
Share it with everyone to warn them.
9. Social media has made it easier for everyone to access information, but it has also increased the amount of misinformation or fake news, especially about important issues such as health. Young people are among the main users of these platforms, and their actions can influence many others. Schools have the important role of teaching how to check if news is true or false before sharing.
Based on the text, how can schools help stop the spread of fake news?
a)
By encouraging students to share all news quickly.
b)
By teaching students how to check if news is true or false.
c)
By banning the use of the internet.
d)
By ignoring the topic of fake news.
e)
By telling students to only share funny content.
10. Crossword: Words related to fake news
ACROSS
DOWN
1.What you need to prove information is true.
2.Place or person where information comes from.
3.Something that can be checked and proved.
4.A trick or a false story made to fool people.
5.To check if something is true or false.
6.The title of a news article.