Level 2 This one weird trick will help you spot clickbait

Test your wits with a set of hypothetical health studies and find out just how good you are at spotting clickbait.

Health headlines are published every day, sometimes making opposite claims from each other. There can be a disconnect between broad, attention-grabbing headlines and the often specific, incremental results of the medical research they cover. So how can you avoid being misled by grabby headlines? Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan explain how to read past the clickbait. 

Lesson by Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan, directed by Zedem Media.

Level 3 The spread of fake news

Dive into the phenomenon known as circular reporting and how it contributes to the spread of false news and misinformation.

In previous decades, most news with global reach came from several major newspapers and networks with the resources to gather information directly. The speed with which information spreads now, however, has created the ideal conditions for something called circular reporting. Noah Tavlin sheds light on this phenomenon.

Vocabulary Building

1) "Aggregate" most nearly means

a) Circulate pre-published stories

b) Create content

c) Advertise

2) "Initial" most nearly means

a) First

b) Original

c) Existing at the beginning

3) What does "discredited" mean in this case?

Answer the question using your own words

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4) Fill the gap:

 A satirical article is a ________________________ article, not to be taken _______________________

5) Debunk most nearly means

a) Confirm

b）Disprove

c)  Deny