['
This
', 'just
', 'in!
', 'Breaking
', 'news!
', 'You
', "don't
", 'want
', 'to
', 'miss
', 'THIS!
', 'If
', 'you
', 'get
', 'your
', 'news
', 'online
', 'or
', 'from
', 'social
', 'media,
', 'this
', 'type
', 'of
', 'headline
', 'sounds
', 'very
', 'familiar.
', "What's
", 'real?
', "What's
", 'fake?
', "What's
", 'satire?
', 'Now
', 'that
', 'anyone
', 'with
', 'access
', 'to
', 'a
', 'phone
', 'or
', 'computer
', 'can
', 'publish
', 'information
', 'online
', ',
', "it's
", 'getting
', 'harder
', 'to
', 'tell.
', 'But
', 'as
', 'more
', 'people
', 'go
', 'to
', 'Facebook,
', 'Snapchat,
', 'and
', 'other
', 'online
', 'sources
', 'for
', 'their
', 'news
', 'and
', 'information,
', "it's
", 'even
', 'more
', 'crucial
', 'that
', 'all
', 'of
', 'us
', '--
', 'especially
', 'kids
', '--
', 'learn
', 'to
', 'decode
', 'what
', 'we
', 'read
', 'online.
', '(Learn
', 'more
', 'about
', 'how
', 'kids
', 'get
', 'their
', 'news
', 'and
', 'how
', 'they
', 'feel
', 'about
', 'it
', 'in
', 'Common
', 'Sense
', "Media's
", 'report,
', 'News
', 'and
', "America's
", 'Kids:
', 'How
', 'Young
', 'People
', 'Perceive
', 'and
', 'Are
', 'Impacted
', 'by
', 'the
', 'News.
', ')
', 'When
', 'fake
', 'news,
', 'such
', 'as
', 'false
', 'claims
', 'about
', 'the
', 'coronavirus,
', 'has
', 'threatened
', "people's
", 'safety,
', 'tech
', 'companies
', 'have
', 'joined
', 'forces
', 'to
', 'crack
', 'down
', 'on
', 'the
', 'misinformation
', 'super-spreaders.
', 'But
', 'ad-supported
', 'networks
', 'are
', 'in
', 'somewhat
', 'of
', 'a
', 'bind,
', 'since
', 'they
', 'get
', 'money
', 'when
', 'users
', 'click
', 'on
', 'these
', 'stories
', '--
', 'so
', 'the
', 'crazier
', 'the
', 'headline,
', 'the
', 'more
', 'money
', 'they
', 'make.
', 'Most
', 'kids
', 'and
', 'teens
', 'get
', 'their
', 'news
', 'from
', 'their
', 'feeds
', ',
', 'so
', 'they
', 'need
', 'to
', 'learn
', 'how
', 'to
', 'view
', 'stories
', 'critically
', '(and
', 'they
', 'should
', 'learn
', 'that
', 'skill
', 'anyway!).
', 'Even
', 'little
', 'kids
', 'can
', 'start
', 'to
', 'think
', 'about
', 'some
', 'key
', 'media-literacy
', 'questions.
', 'And
', 'as
', 'kids
', 'get
', 'older,
', 'parents
', 'can
', 'help
', 'kids
', 'become
', 'more
', 'sophisticated
', 'critical
', 'thinkers.
', '(If
', 'your
', "kid's
", 'school
', 'is
', 'tackling
', 'media-literacy
', 'issues,
', 'consider
', 'sharing
', 'this
', 'with
', 'their
', 'teachers.)
', 'Here
', 'are
', 'a
', 'few
', 'basic
', 'questions
', 'to
', 'consider
', 'whenever
', 'you
', 'and
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'encounter
', 'a
', 'piece
', 'of
', 'media:
', 'Who
', 'made
', 'this?
', 'Who
', 'is
', 'the
', 'target
', 'audience?
', 'Who
', 'paid
', 'for
', 'this?
', 'Or,
', 'who
', '
gets
', 'paid
', 'if
', 'you
', 'click
', 'on
', 'this?
', 'Who
', 'might
', 'benefit
', 'or
', 'be
', 'harmed
', 'by
', 'this
', 'message?
', 'What
', 'is
', 'left
', 'out
', 'of
', 'this
', 'message
', 'that
', 'might
', 'be
', 'important?
', 'Is
', 'this
', 'credible
', '(and
', 'what
', 'makes
', 'you
', 'think
', 'that)?
', '(Thanks
', 'to
', 'Project
', 'Look
', 'Sharp
', 'for
', 'these
', 'questions.)
', 'Older
', 'kids
', 'especially
', 'might
', 'enjoy
', 'learning
', 'tricks
', 'to
', 'spot
', 'fake
', 'news.
', 'Here
', 'are
', 'a
', 'few
', 'things
', 'to
', 'watch
', 'for:
', 'Look
', 'for
', 'unusual
', 'URLs
', 'or
', 'site
', 'names,
', 'including
', 'those
', 'that
', 'end
', 'with
', '".co"
', '--
', 'these
', 'are
', 'often
', 'trying
', 'to
', 'appear
', 'like
', 'legitimate
', 'news
', 'sites,
', 'but
', 'they
', "aren't.
", 'Look
', 'for
', 'signs
', 'of
', 'low
', 'quality,
', 'such
', 'as
', 'words
', 'in
', 'all
', 'caps,
', 'headlines
', 'with
', 'glaring
', 'grammatical
', 'errors,
', 'bold
', 'claims
', 'with
', 'no
', 'sources,
', 'and
', 'sensationalist
', 'images
', '(women
', 'in
', 'bikinis
', 'are
', 'popular
', 'clickbait
', 'on
', 'fake
', 'news
', 'sites).
', 'These
', 'are
', 'clues
', 'that
', 'you
', 'should
', 'be
', 'skeptical
', 'of
', 'the
', 'source.
', 'Check
', 'a
', "site's
", '"About
', 'Us"
', 'section.
', 'Find
', 'out
', 'who
', 'supports
', 'the
', 'site
', 'or
', 'who
', 'is
', 'associated
', 'with
', 'it.
', 'If
', 'this
', 'information
', "doesn't
", 'exist
', '--
', 'and
', 'if
', 'the
', 'site
', 'requires
', 'that
', 'you
', 'register
', 'before
', 'you
', 'can
', 'learn
', 'anything
', 'about
', 'its
', 'backers
', '--
', 'you
', 'have
', 'to
', 'wonder
', 'why
', 'they
', "aren't
", 'being
', 'transparent.
', 'Check
', 'Snopes,
', 'Wikipedia,
', 'and
', 'before
', 'trusting
', 'or
', 'sharing
', 'news
', 'that
', 'seems
', 'too
', 'good
', '(or
', 'bad)
', 'to
', 'be
', 'true.
', 'Consider
', 'whether
', 'other
', 'credible,
', 'mainstream
', 'news
', 'outlets
', 'are
', 'reporting
', 'the
', 'same
', 'news.
', 'If
', "they're
", 'not,
', 'it
', "doesn't
", 'mean
', "it's
", 'not
', 'true,
', 'but
', 'it
', 'does
', 'mean
', 'you
', 'should
', 'dig
', 'deeper.
', 'Check
', 'your
', 'emotions.
', 'Clickbait
', 'and
', 'fake
', 'news
', 'strive
', 'for
', 'extreme
', 'reactions.
', 'If
', 'the
', 'news
', "you're
", 'reading
', 'makes
', 'you
', 'really
', 'angry
', 'or
', 'super
', 'smug,
', 'it
', 'could
', 'be
', 'a
', 'sign
', 'that
', "you're
", 'being
', 'played.
', 'Check
', 'multiple
', 'sources
', 'before
', 'trusting.
', '(Thanks
', 'to
', 'Professor
', 'Melissa
', 'Zimdars
', 'of
', 'Merrimack
', 'College
', 'for
', 'some
', 'of
', 'these
', 'tips
', '.)
']