Essay . Write between 250 – 300 words. Texts shorter

than 100 words will not be evaluated

You are participating in an international youth newspaper essay

competition on disinformation. Read the information provided and write an essay

in which you:

• formulate the problem raised in both sources,

• propose and support at least two solutions to the problem,

• come to a conclusion.

Do not forget to use “quotation marks” if you decide to quote a

phrase from the sources.

Source 1:

When people share or interact

with  disinformation they see online, they have essentially been

persuaded to do so by its originators. How does this happen? In some

circumstances, we may carefully consider the information available. At other

times, we make quick decisions. Sharing information on social media is likely

to be spontaneous and quick, rather than a considered action that people spend

time deliberating over.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Source 2:

A study (2020) on social media

finds that 59% of US

adults believe the information shared on

social

platforms is inaccurate. That means that over half of US adults who use social

media to

get news

question its accuracy. It appears that what they find does not give them the

answers

they are

looking for. Just 30% of respondents say social media helps them understand

current

events, and

23% even say it leaves them more confused.

www.searchenginejournal.com

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