UNIT 6: SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET
My name‿ is Rose. Las(t) year,│ I shared‿ a headline‿ about‿ a famous‿ actor,│ and‿ it was completely false. My friends clicked‿ on‿ it‿ an(d) believed‿ it,│ an(d) that made me feel bad.
Now I always check the source. Is‿ it‿ a real news website? Is the headline misleading? Sometimes‿ an‿ advertisemen(t) looks like‿ a news story,│ and‿ in fact‿ it‿ is‿ only a shop's page.
It takes two minutes to check‿ a story,│ but‿ it‿ is‿ important,│ because false news spreads very fast. My father does not trust‿ anything‿ on the internet,│ an(d) he is sometimes right. It‿ is‿ obvious│ that we need to teach children how to check.