Should we believe everything we read?

Citizenship

What is news?

What responsibilities does the media have?

What is the role of the media in a democracy?

How does the media hold those in power to account?

Does the media create more harm than good?

How does the media affect us?

According to the research mentioned in the lesson, which source below did people in the UK trust most?

True or false: Sometimes an article will deliberately use emotive language to get a reaction from the reader?

One of the oldest examples of false information being published is often given what name?

A piece of information which is truthful and is shared with the aim of harming the reputation of the person it is about, would best be described with which of these words?

To get more attention for the news outlet

To get them to take responsibility for their actions

What is the point of holding someone to account?

Paying the person's friends and family for information

Printing stories on the front page of a newspaper

Starting an investigation to gather evidence of wrongdoing

Which of these answers below was not mentioned as a way of holding someone to account?

It was cancelled due to concerns about freedom of speech

It was the first time that debates of their kind had been televised in the UK

The leader of the Liberal Democrats did not show up to give his point of view

What was significant about the 2010 Leaders' Debates?

That 8% had not been to a debate in the House of Lords in the last five years

That they were deliberately plotting to prevent any new laws from being passed

That they were falling asleep during debates in the House of Lords

That they were willing to change laws in exchange for money

What did the investigation by The Sunday Times uncover about a small group of Lords?

Five MPs and two Lords were jailed for their actions

MPs were stopped from being allowed to claim expenses in the future

Six MPs quit their positions as ministers in the government

Which of these did not happen after news reports about MPs' expenses?

These lessons will be removed by the end of the Spring Term 2026.

Should we believe everything we read?

Lesson outcome

These lessons will be removed by the end of the Spring Term 2026.