Clint Lalonde (he/him)Sep 25, 2020
Can you spot the troll? Fun little media literacy learning tool from Clemson University to test how well someone can identify fake social media accounts https://spotthetroll.org/
Internet Troll and Disinformation Quiz

Learn the signs of online disinformation and internet trolls. The Spot the Troll quiz asks you to examine real social media profiles and posts and decide whether they are legitimate.

Spot-the-Troll Quiz
Show threadWayne Mackintosh 🇳🇿🐧
@clintlalonde Its a great little quiz - Included this as a resource link in our #lida102 course on Digital citizenship. How did you fair on the quiz 😇?
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Show threadClint Lalonde (he/him)Sep 25, 2020
@mackiwg 7 out of 8 I was disappointed. I was sure the last one was a troll. Well....he is a troll, but a real person.
Show threadWayne Mackintosh 🇳🇿🐧Sep 25, 2020
@clintlalonde I only managed 6 out of 8. Need more practice 😂 or should take the time for authentic research.
Show threadAlena BuisSep 25, 2020
@mackiwg @clintlalonde I am so embarrassed to have guessed 4/8 correctly! And I thought I was pretty savvy! 🤯
Show threadClint Lalonde (he/him)Sep 25, 2020
@alenabuis @mackiwg There are tricky ones in there. I kept second guessing myself looking for red herrings.
Show threadPhil BarkerSep 25, 2020
@clintlalonde @mackiwg Nice quiz. I didn't do so well (5 out of 8) but, yeah, I remember when most trolls were real people.
Show threadDownes 🍁Sep 25, 2020
@philbarker @clintlalonde @mackiwg I got 7 out of 8 as well, missing the last person. Like Clint, I felt the last one was a troll. And like Clint, I felt he *was* a troll. Sure, he's a real person. But he's still a troll, still spreading disinformation, and no more trustworthy than Russians in disguise.