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From the Ted Talk by Olga Yurkova: Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire

Unscramble the Blue Letters


2014, July 5, the uaniarkin army entered Sloviansk city in erasetn Ukraine. They gathered all the lolacs in Lenin Square. Then, they organized the public crucifixion of the son of a pro-Russia militant. He was only three years old. refuege Galina Pyshnyak told this stroy to Russia's First TV chnnael.

In fact, this icneidnt never happened. I visited Sloviansk. There is no linen Square. In rlatiey, Galina's husband was an actvie pro-Russia miliatnt in Donbass.

This is just one of many examples. Ukraine has been suffering from Russian propaganda and fake news for four years now, but Russia is not the only player in this space. Fake news is happening all around the world. We all know about fake news. We see it and read it all the time. But the thing about fake news is that we don't always know what is fake and what is real, but we base our decisions on facts we get from the press and social media. When facts are false, decisions are wrong.

Open Cloze


2014, July 5, the _________ army entered Sloviansk city in _______ Ukraine. They gathered all the ______ in Lenin Square. Then, they organized the public crucifixion of the son of a pro-Russia militant. He was only three years old. _______ Galina Pyshnyak told this _____ to Russia's First TV _______.

In fact, this ________ never happened. I visited Sloviansk. There is no _____ Square. In _______, Galina's husband was an ______ pro-Russia ________ in Donbass.

This is just one of many examples. Ukraine has been suffering from Russian propaganda and fake news for four years now, but Russia is not the only player in this space. Fake news is happening all around the world. We all know about fake news. We see it and read it all the time. But the thing about fake news is that we don't always know what is fake and what is real, but we base our decisions on facts we get from the press and social media. When facts are false, decisions are wrong.

Solution


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  2. locals
  3. reality
  4. lenin
  5. channel
  6. refugee
  7. incident
  8. ukrainian
  9. eastern
  10. active
  11. story

Original Text


2014, July 5, the Ukrainian army entered Sloviansk city in eastern Ukraine. They gathered all the locals in Lenin Square. Then, they organized the public crucifixion of the son of a pro-Russia militant. He was only three years old. Refugee Galina Pyshnyak told this story to Russia's First TV channel.

In fact, this incident never happened. I visited Sloviansk. There is no Lenin Square. In reality, Galina's husband was an active pro-Russia militant in Donbass.

This is just one of many examples. Ukraine has been suffering from Russian propaganda and fake news for four years now, but Russia is not the only player in this space. Fake news is happening all around the world. We all know about fake news. We see it and read it all the time. But the thing about fake news is that we don't always know what is fake and what is real, but we base our decisions on facts we get from the press and social media. When facts are false, decisions are wrong.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
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lenin square 2


Important Words


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