Media Literacy: The Role of Social Media Answers

Review the social media post, which shows the results of a poll about sports.

Read the scenario and review the social media post.A friend sends Ari this social media post. Ari finds it hard to believe that a crocodile can have such a large mouth.

Which statement best describes a drawback of social media?

Review the infographic on population statistics.What makes the infographic misleading?

Read the scenario.Cam is working on a report for Civics class about voting in presidential elections. She’s found an infographic in a social media post that could be helpful. It includes statistics on voter participation from 1980 to 2020. The infographic does not list a source for the statistics it shows.

Which step should users follow when fact-checking claims made on a social media site?

Which statement is true about information on social media?

Read the scenario and review the social media post.Kenji was checking his social media account when he came across this posting. At first, he was amazed by what he saw. But then Kenji began to wonder about the post.

Read the scenario and review the social media post.Noor is a student who is concerned about climate change. She becomes alarmed when she finds this post on social media. But as she looks at the bar graph more closely, she decides that it’s not helpful.