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- Vocabulary
- fabricated = invented typically with a deceitful intent
- spin a yarn = tell a long unlikely story
- far-fetched = unlikely and unconvincing
- campaign = an organized course of action to achieve a goal
- credible = reliable
- Questions
- Where do we most often find fabricated news? (newspapers, social media ...)
- Why are there some journalists spinning a yarn when writing articles?
- What sort of far-fetched news can you think of? (politics, show business...)
- How can we tell if a news story is ‘fake’ or not? (checking sources, dates, photos…)
- What is the purpose of the misinformation?
- Is fake news used in election campaigns?
- Have any countries recently been accused of spreading fake news?
- Can you think of ways to prevent the circulation of fake news?
- What audiences are likely to believe a fake news story?
- Describe a credible news story.
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