MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 6: The role of the media
källkritik
Swedish word. In English: source criticism
Checking who is behind a piece of information, why it is being spread and whether it is true, before you believe it.
Facts about the word
- Being source-critical means questioning and checking whether what you read, see or hear is true. Sverige i fokus s. 21
- Not everything published in the media is correct. False information can be spread to influence people's opinions. Sverige i fokus s. 21
- Information comes from many sources: newspapers, books, websites, social media, TV and radio. Sverige i fokus s. 21
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Source criticism is examining information before believing it. It is not about water and is the opposite of believing everything.
The word belongs to Chapter 6: The role of the media in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
