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Every day, we get information from lots of different sources. But how do we know what is true and what is "fake news?" In this 3-part series we explore different kinds of information and misinformation.
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Adv Beginner
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What's the difference between disinformation and misinformation? And what about misleading information? Find out in this video.
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Adv Beginner
USA
Audio and video sources can be factual, and can be used as evidence, but they can both be doctored, too. When we don't have the facts, we might have hearsay, but can we trust it?
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Intermediate
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Spinning Jenny is a band from Ohio that is made up of three sisters. Here, they give a performance of "Christmas All Over Again" by Tom Petty for a charity event.
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Intermediate
USA
Alternative rock band Soul Asylum formed in Minneapolis, USA in the early eighties and found fame with their emotional hit song "Runaway Train." The music video featured photographs and names of missing children, which resulted in several children being reunited with their families.
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Intermediate
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From the TV series Soap. In this clip, Jodie (Billy Crystal) steals Bob, and Chuck freaks out! For those of you that don’t know the series, Jodie is gay and Chuck is his step-brother. Chuck is a ventriloquist and his dummy is named Bob. Chuck believes Bob is a real person.
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Intermediate
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“Chasing Cars” is a hit love song from the UK-based band Snow Patrol. The band's singer Gary Lightbody got the title from his father's warning about being infatuated with a girl: “You’re like a dog chasing after a car. You'll never catch it and you just wouldn't know what to do with it if you did."
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Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid presents a range of topics currently in the news, including Covid-19, the crisis at the Mexican border, spring break, water on Mars, and the Oscars.
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Adv Beginner
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History was made on Mars when the small robotic helicopter called "Ingenuity" took its first flight from the surface of the Red Planet.
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Adv Beginner
USA
This Yabla news broadcast features stories about two different kinds of animals, one enormous and one tiny. Sometimes we can predict how animals will behave, and sometimes not.
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Adv Beginner
USA
Yabla brings you a special report about the 2020 Olympics, which are still scheduled to happen in Tokyo this summer. But can they really still go forward under the current circumstances?
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Adv Beginner
USA
It's rare to establish a new holiday, but this year it happened: Juneteenth is now officially observed in the United States. What is Juneteenth and what does is commemorate? Learn about it in this video.
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Adv Beginner
USA
Freedom for the slaves should have come in 1863 with the Emancipation Proclamation, but it wasn't actually abolished until 1865.
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Adv Beginner
USA
Aimed at learners, Sigrid's slow news covers the United States national spelling bee and some climate change concerns in the Chicago area.
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Beginner
USA
In the Pacific Northwest, three orcas are pregnant. How do we know that and why is it important?
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