Every time you are online, you may find pictures, articles, links and videos trying to tell theirstories. 1_____Some news spreads quickly, and the result is fake(假的)news.
Experts in media studies and online psychology have been examining the fake newsphenomenon. 2_____
Check the source. Look at the website where the story comes from. A fake news website mayuse an address that sounds like a real newspaper, but does not have many real stories about othertopics.
3_____ Many fake news stories use images from unrelated sites. Sometimes, if you just lookclosely at an image, you can see if it has been changed. Or use a search tool to see if the sameimage has been used in other contexts.
Check the story in other places. Try to see if the story you are reading is on other news sitesthat you know and trust. 4_____
Look for other signs. There are other techniques that fake news uses. For example, lots of adspop up when you click on a link. 5_____ If the news story makes you angry, it is probably designedto make you angry.
If you know these things about online news, and can apply them in your everyday life, then youwill have control over what to read, what to believe and what to share.