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  • 1. (2022高一下·上海期中) Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

    A. addresses   B. announce   C.  estimated   D. publisher   E. claims F. authoritative    G. unconfirmed    H. sources   I. literacy   J. spot K. intention

    With so much fake news online, it can sometimes be hard to figure out the truth. Concern about the phenomenon led some tech companies to that they'll crack down on fake news sites. Fake news is a(n) common occurrence — you see it on your social media feeds, and even on forwarded messages on your phone's group chat. There's always one person in your group who likes to send news from what can only be described as doubtful origins.

    It was even named 2017's word of the year by dictionary , Collins, which describes fake news as "false, often sensational, information spread under the guise of news reporting".

    Here's our advice on how to a fake.

    First, check the website and quality of the articles. Look at the of the story and read other articles on the site — are they well written with proper citations or are they full of grammatical errors? You should also make sure that you're on a legal news site. Some fake sites use and even logos that are similar to those of real news organizations. For example, abcnews.go.com is real, while abenews.com. co is not.

    Second, is it the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Sometimes a fake news story can have a sliver of truth to it, but most of the facts and figures are plotted from imagination. To make sure, search for the same story on several websites to ensure nothing has been misrepresented.

    Third, make sure it's not satire (讽刺). If the story is on a satirical website, you should be aware that the is humour and satire, and not misled

    Being able to detect fake news is a crucial part of digital and is an important aspect of life in the digital age. However, not all of the misinformation being passed along online is completely fictional, though some of it is. Snopes. com has been exposing false viral since the mid-1990s, whether that's fabricated (编造的) messages, distortions containing bits of truth and everything in between. Founder David Mikkelson warned in a Nov. 17 article not to sort everything into the "fake news" category. In one word, stay alert and objective.

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