Fake News: Fact & Fiction - Episode 5: Why do people share fake news?

Explore the issues and learn the English language around the topic of 'Fake news'. In this episode: Fake news seems to be everywhere. We're told to avoid it, but every time we go on social media, we have to question whether what we're reading is true or not. So, what are the reasons why some people feel compelled to share 'fake news'? Have you ever shared fake news - deliberately or by accident? Join the conversation 👇👇👇
This programme was first published on our website in 2020.
Key vocabulary
✔️a hoax - a plot to try and make people believe something that isn't true
✔️agenda - a plan of things to be done that may be secret or hidden
✔️actor - a person, state or organisation that uses power and influence to promote an agenda
✔️motive - a reason for doing something
✔️identity signalling - showing that you belong to a group by sharing content whether you think it is true or not
✔️algorithm - a set of software instructions that, for example, shows you personalised content on social media
There's a quiz and a FREE pdf transcript on our website 👉www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
Click these links to watch more programmes in this series:
Episode 1: What does 'fake' really mean? 👉 • Fake News: Fact & Fict...
Episode 2: Where does 'news' come from? 👉 • Fake News: Fact & Fict...
Episode 3: Information or disinformation? 👉 • Fake News: Fact & Fict...
Episode 4: Fake news in the age of coronavirus 👉 • Fake News: Fact & Fict...
Episode 5: Why do people share fake news? 👉 • Fake News: Fact & Fict...
Episode 6: How to be a critical thinker 👉 • Fake News: Fact & Fict...
Episode 7: Can you trust online images? 👉 • Fake News: Fact & Fict...
Episode 8: Don't get caught out! 👉 • Fake News: Fact & Fict...
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Got some other vocab from the video that might be good to explain to learners:
05:19 - Acquaintances - a person that you have met but do not know well
07:07 - Purveyors: a business that sells a particular type of goods or service;
08:03 - Mundane: very ordinary and therefore not interesting;
10:50 - Pulling a leg: to try to make someone believe something that is not true, as a joke;

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