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What does it mean?
Reading newspapers feels like consuming fiction because the events seem unreal.
In plain terms
News stories feel made up and strange.
What can you take from it?
Stay skeptical of news narratives.

Where it applies

  • daily reading
  • media consumption

Putting it to work

  • fact checking
  • media literacy

Questions to consider

  • Do news stories distort reality?

Another view

News aims to report reality, not fiction.

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