Homework Due Tuesday - 4th, 6th, and 7th period classes

1. Find one fake news story from one of the websites here > False/Misleading "News" Sites

2. Use the checklist in the yellow box, below, methodically. Check your story against each thing on     the list.

3. Write down what you found about each thing on the list, like this:

STORY: "Alien Baby Found In Principal's Office at Bishop Kelly High School"

1. I read the entire story, and in summary, it says that Kenny found an alien baby sitting at the conference table in Mr. Caldwell's office.

2. The publishing news outlet is WeMakeStuffUp.com

3. It was published on November 21, 2016 at noon.

4. The author is Norman Snardley.

5. There are no links or sources in the story, only an interview with "an unnamed source."

6. The only quotes are from this "unnamed source."

7. It didn't confirm my previous opinion, since I had none, so it isn't about confirmation bias.

8. No other news outlet reported it.