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From the Ted Talk by Stephanie Busari: How fake news does real harm

Unscramble the Blue Letters


For two years, inevitably, the news agenda moved on, and for two years, we didn't hear much about the cohibk girls. Everyone presumed they were dead. But in April last year, I was able to obtain this video. This is a still from the veido that Boko Haram filmed as a proof of life, and through a sucore, I obtained this video. But before I could publish it, I had to travel to the northeast of Nigeria to talk to the parents, to verify it. I didn't have to wait too long for cfnrimootain. One of the mothers, when she wectahd the video, told me that if she could have reached into the laptop and pulled our her child from the laptop, she would have done so. For those of you who are panerts, like myself, in the audience, you can only imagine the anguish that that mother felt.

Open Cloze


For two years, inevitably, the news agenda moved on, and for two years, we didn't hear much about the ______ girls. Everyone presumed they were dead. But in April last year, I was able to obtain this video. This is a still from the _____ that Boko Haram filmed as a proof of life, and through a ______, I obtained this video. But before I could publish it, I had to travel to the northeast of Nigeria to talk to the parents, to verify it. I didn't have to wait too long for ____________. One of the mothers, when she _______ the video, told me that if she could have reached into the laptop and pulled our her child from the laptop, she would have done so. For those of you who are _______, like myself, in the audience, you can only imagine the anguish that that mother felt.

Solution


  1. parents
  2. watched
  3. confirmation
  4. source
  5. video
  6. chibok

Original Text


For two years, inevitably, the news agenda moved on, and for two years, we didn't hear much about the Chibok girls. Everyone presumed they were dead. But in April last year, I was able to obtain this video. This is a still from the video that Boko Haram filmed as a proof of life, and through a source, I obtained this video. But before I could publish it, I had to travel to the northeast of Nigeria to talk to the parents, to verify it. I didn't have to wait too long for confirmation. One of the mothers, when she watched the video, told me that if she could have reached into the laptop and pulled our her child from the laptop, she would have done so. For those of you who are parents, like myself, in the audience, you can only imagine the anguish that that mother felt.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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boko haram 6
chibok girls 4
tough questions 2
fake news 2


Important Words


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