Unit 2: Don't Fall for Fake

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Across
  1. 3. Special skill or knowledge about a particular thing
  2. 8. Someone or something that provides information
  3. 9. Willing to question claims of truth
  4. 10. Able to be relied on to do what is right or what is needed
  5. 14. Words or actions intended to be cruel or hurtful. This word can also refer to harmful software intended to do damage to a person’s device, account, or personal information
  6. 15. An attempt to scam you or trick you into sharing your login or other personal information online. Can be done through email, social media, texts, ads or web pages that look similar to ones you’re already used to but are fake.
  7. 16. Facts or examples that prove something is true or false
  8. 17. False Information
  9. 19. Content that attracts attention and could push you to click on a link to a certain site by using interesting formatting or catchy phrases
  10. 21. News that intentionally lies or distorts the truth—the popular name for it these days is “fake news”
  11. 22. A person who is known for regularly posting short videos on a blog or social media.
Down
  1. 1. A word directly related to the topic of your internet search—one of the words you really need to do your search because no other word describes your topic better
  2. 2. A software program or “tool” people use to find information—including locations, photos and videos—on the Web
  3. 4. 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
  4. 5. The reason that someone does something; intention
  5. 6. A scam where an attacker targets you more specifically by using pieces of your own personal information
  6. 7. Believable; someone who is credible uses evidence, and you can be confident they are telling the truth.
  7. 8. 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
  8. 11. A collection of information you get in a search engine after you type your query and hit the “Search” or “Send” button
  9. 12. Creating a fake identity or account online to trick people into friending them or sharing their personal information
  10. 13. False information intended to trick or mislead you
  11. 18. A keyword, set of keywords or a question you type into a search window (or box) to find information online. Sometimes a search takes more than one query to find what you’re looking for.
  12. 20. False; an action or message designed to fool, trick or lie to someone