Fake news and media literacy

词汇

• fake假的
• reliable可靠的
• verify核实
• source消息来源
• misleading有误导性的
• biased有偏见的
• fact-check事实核查
• spread传播
• rumour传闻
• trust信任
• propaganda宣传（贬义）
• credible可信的
• evidence证据
• manipulate操纵

表达

• It is said that...转述未经证实的消息
• According to...引用某个具体来源
• Reportedly,...来源不完全可靠时使用
• It is claimed that...转述，但不为它担保
• Always verify before you share.提醒别人别转发假消息
• This source is not reliable.对某个来源提出质疑
• To take with a grain of salt这条消息你姑且听听就好。
• To jump to conclusions别急着下结论。

常见错误

• ✗It is said by everyone that he lied.
  ✓It is said that he lied. / Everyone says he lied.

  It is said that 是无人称的被动句型，后面不能再加 by everyone。

• ✗According to me, the news is false.
  ✓In my opinion, the news is false.

  according to 不能用来说自己的看法，那要用 In my opinion 或 I think。

• ✗Reportedly he is very famous, isn't he?
  ✓Reportedly, he is very famous.

  reportedly 是引出句子的副词，后面加逗号，也不跟反义疑问句搭配。

• ✗The informations were misleading.
  ✓The information was misleading.

  information 在英语里不可数，不加 s，谓语也用单数。

• ✗This information are false
  ✓This information is false

  information 是不可数名词，谓语要用 is，不用 are。

• ✗I don't trust in this source
  ✓I don't trust this source

  trust 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不加介词 in。

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