Fake or fact?

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• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Testing your Researching Skills

On the following page you will open up the site on a chemical called Dihydrogen Monoxide

You will have a couple of minutes to scan/read over it. 

Then you will be asked a couple of questions.

www.dhmo.org

Is dihydrogen monoxide dangerous?

Yes

No

Is it safe to drink?

Yes

No

GUESS             WHAT

IT'S WATER

Fake News

Trusting web content

What is it?

• News that is spun to look bad on the person or topic it is on

nos.nl

Pick two to look at (5 mins)

Real

Fake

Tree Octopus

https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

Fisher-Price Airplane

https://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/fisher/

All about Explorers

https://www.allaboutexplorers.com/

E-petrol

http://www.petroldirect.com/

Real looking websites can be fake

And vise versa, so how do you avoid it from happening? 

How would you make sure the website isn't fake?

Cross Reference

Against other sites

Check information is from reputable source

Use Fact checking websites

FAKE NEWS

Decide with a gut reaction if the following headlines are Fake or Real.

Decide in 5 seconds for each

Mayor of Mexican town marries alligator

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Pets are required to wear trousers in New York City

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Climate activist Greta Thunberg tells people in China to stop using chopsticks to save trees

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Teens banned from cinemas for wearing suits

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Raccoons break into Californian bank, steal biscuits

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Polar bears scream when they poo

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Headlines

Not enough information in a headline to know if it is fake or real

You need to read and check the facts!

Look at this example of fake news and consider:

• Who might have written it and why?
• What could happen if people believe it?

What could happen if people believe it?

CRAAP test

Currency - Relevance - Authority - Accuracy - Purpose

Check your facts

Use trusted sites

Don't believe everything you read

Cross reference sources

CRAAP test

Student Summary

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