Across
- 2. believable, someone who uses evidence, and you can be confident they are telling the truth
- 3. news that intentionally lies or distorts the truth "fake news"
- 5. a scam that uses text messages to trick you into doing something, like share a login or other personal info, click on a link to a bad site or download bad software
- 6. a software program people use to find information
- 8. false
- 10. an attempt to scam you or trick you into sharing your login or other personal information online
- 12. the reason that someone does something
- 14. willing to question claims of truth
- 16. a dishonest attempt to make money by tricking people into sharing their login, personal info, contacts, etc. or tricking people out of their money or digital property
- 17. false information
- 18. someone or something that provides information
- 20. able to be relied on to do that is right
- 22. a keyword, set of keywords, or a question you type into a search window to find information online
- 23. results a collection of information you get in a search engine after you type your query and hit the search or send button
Down
- 1. false information intended to trick or mislead you
- 4. special skill or knowledge about a particular thing
- 7. a phishing scam where an attacker targets you more specifically by using pieces of your own personal info
- 9. a person who is known for regularly posting short videos on a blog or social media
- 11. creating a fake identity or account online to trick people into friending them or sharing their personal information
- 13. content that attracts attention and could push you to click on a link to a certain site by using interesting formatting or catchy phrases
- 15. cruel or hurtful
- 19. facts or examples that prove something is true or false
- 21. a word directly related to the topic of your Internet search