2. REAL OR
FAKE NEWS?
Press A for real, B for fake

3. The continent of Australia is moving north, which means people using satellite navigation might have difficulty finding their way.
REAL

4. A woman gave birth to a baby who weighed 56 pounds and it’s in the Guinness Book of world records.
FAKE

5. A family in Peru got a shock after a penguin found its way inside their home. The penguin is believed to have been searching for food.
REAL

6. A perfume has been made that smells like a kitten’s fur.
REAL

7. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin calls for boycott Mall Of America because ‘Santa was always white in the Bible.’"
FAKE

8. The AIDS virus, HIV, was detected in Walmart bananas after 10-year-old boy contracts the virus.
FAKE

9. The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later, in full view, they were both eaten by a killer whale.
FAKE

10. A Ku Klux Klan member was sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempting to build an x-ray gun that kills Muslims.
REAL

11. The department store Nordstrom before Christmas sold out of a product that was simply a rock in a leather pouch. It cost $65.
REAL

12. A. “Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President” B
A. “Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President” B. “FBI Agent Suspected in Hillary Leaks Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide” C. “Trump Offering Free One-Way tickets to Africa & Mexico for Those Who Wanna Leave America” D. “Obama Signs Executive Order Banning the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools Nationwide”

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15. How can you tell if something is fake news?

16. Step One: Consider the source
Do you recognize the site? Does it have a .com or .org web address? Does the site look like the traditional news site?

17. Step Two: Consider the author
Is an author attributed? Are they verified on Twitter? Do they have other stories? Have you read anything else from them?

18. Step Three: Consider the Bias
Does the article lean heavily towards one viewpoint? Is it overtly left or right wing? Is your judgment clouded by your beliefs?

19. Step Four: Consider the headline
Is the headline too good to be true? What is the whole story? Is there even a story beyond the headline?

20. Step Five: Consider the support
Is there more than one site reporting that story? Does the story itself contain sources to back it up?

21. Step Seven: Consider the point
Is the article from a satire news site? Is it designed to be shared on Facebook blindly?