Pre-reading questions:
- Do you have social media accounts?
- How often do you use them? Why?
Facebook is still in hot seat because of the fake news issue. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, is not happy about it. They do not want fake news to be on the site. It is not easy to know which is fake and which is not. Mark said that they are also victims of the issue. Users who post and share these kinds of news are responsible for it.
Vocabulary:
hot seat – [idiom] in an uncomfortable situation
fake – [adjective] not true
issue – [noun] important topic or problem
responsible – [adjective] having to do something
victim – [noun] someone in harm because of another person
True or False:
- Facebook is still in hot seat because of the fake news issue.
- Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, is very happy about it.
- They want fake news to be on the site.
- It is very easy to know which is fake and which is not.
- Users who post and share these kinds of news are also responsible.