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title: Propaganda and fake news — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Politics
description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 31 «Propaganda and fake news» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Propaganda and fake news

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The 16 questions of lesson 31 «Propaganda and fake news» of the politics course of Mova's primary school with their options, 91 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t1/) — "bro this Your Country Needs YOU poster is just an advert innit" — what was it really? — right ✓
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t2/) — "no cap, school's shut every Friday from next month, it's got the logo and like 3k likes" — what is the best next step? — wrong ✗
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t3/) — "the news got the match day wrong, so they're all liars, end of" — what is the best answer? — wrong ✗
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t4/) — A Gen X uncle: "Whoa, rad, they're taxing sneezes now! Total bummer." The story is from The Onion. What happened? — right ✓
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t5/) — Gran shared a fake flood story by accident, thinking it was true. Which word fits best? — wrong ✗
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t6/) — In a Scottish village: "Och, this wee video says anyone who disagrees is the enemy, and the screen goes aw red. Pure convincing, aye?" What is the best reply? — right ✓
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t7/) — What would happen if a country's only TV channel was run by the leader and never showed bad news? — wrong ✗
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t8/) — In a Texas town: "Y'all, that storm report's fake news, I can't stand that weather guy." Which is true? — wrong ✗
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t9/) — "this quote's well sus, no date no link, but it's got his face on so it's legit right?" What is the best reply? — right ✓
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t10/) — In Liverpool: "Our kid says one site calls them brave citizens and the other an angry mob, so one of them made the whole protest up." What is more likely? — wrong ✗
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t11/) — In a cartoon, a villain's poster shows only his smiling face and the words "He keeps you safe". Which real thing is that most like? — wrong ✗
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/t12/) — "shut up, it's got 50k likes so it's true, obviously" — what is wrong with that? — right ✓
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises propaganda? — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/e2/) — It is given that a news outlet published an incorrect date and subsequently apologised. Identify the term which most accurately describes its conduct. — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the distinction between misinformation and disinformation. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/e4/) — Whereas a circulated item bears a copied logo and a great number of approvals but no author and no date, determine the conclusion most appropriate. — wrong ✗ · exam

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