Activities

1. What DEFINES Fake News?

1.1. Characteristics of Fake News

1.1.1. Headlines

1.1.2. Emotional language

1.1.3. Spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes

1.1.4. Informal language

1.2. Digital Literacy: Distinguish todays Fake News from other news

1.2.1. Visual assessment

1.2.2. Check Web domain

1.2.3. Identify the author

1.2.4. Analyze sources

1.2.5. Find other articles

1.2.6. Use Fact Checkers

1.3. Visual Fake News in Middleage

1.3.1. Examples

1.4. Auditive Fake News in Middle Age

1.4.1. Examples

1.5. Example activity

2. How Fake News INFLUENCE us?

2.1. Fake News VS. Human Memory

2.1.1. Memorizing things that never happened

2.1.2. Emotional language strongly attracting our attention

2.1.3. Emotions interfering with rational thinking

2.1.4. Using Shortcuts while thinking

2.2. Socially constructed beliefs

2.2.1. Theory of Socially constructed beliefs

2.2.2. cognitive dissonance

2.2.3. The mystery of filter bubbles

2.3. Reflection on ones own beliefs

2.3.1. Train self reflection

2.3.2. Train empathy with conspiracy theorists

2.4. Talking to people who believe in Fake News

2.4.1. Tips and Tactics

2.5. Example activity