The First-Term Exam of English: Read The Text Carefully and Do The Activities
The First-Term Exam of English: Read The Text Carefully and Do The Activities
The First-Term Exam of English: Read The Text Carefully and Do The Activities
Nowadays, people increasingly choose to turn to the Internet and especially to social media
for news and other types of content, while often not questioning the trustworthiness and reliability of
the information. In February and March 2020, we conducted an online survey to find out if our
teenagers could evaluate news sources and spot fake news. We used a nationally representative
sample of more than 1,000 teenagers aged between 13 and 16 years old.
Although 44% of the respondents said they could tell the difference between fake news
stories and real ones, more than 30% who said that they had shared a news story online during the
past six months admitted that they didn't get it exactly right. They said they later found out that a story
they shared was wrong or inaccurate.
Although most of the teenagers trusted their families more than any other news source, they
said that social media were their preferred news source. Thirty-nine percent said they preferred to get
their news from social media, versus 36% who chose family, teachers and/or friends and 24% who
selected traditional media. Teenagers said Facebook is their number one social media news source.
Adapted from: https://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/10/health/fake-news-kids-common-sense-media/index.html
verb noun
find
reliability
B. a) “Do you trust the news on social media?” the reporter asked them.
b) the reporter asked them…………………………………………………………
Number of informants: 70
Age: 15- 17
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