| Title | Make up a fake news story |
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| Objectives | Students must learn skills and capabilities to check the quality, bias, and background of news they encounter daily. Thus, when instructing students how to spot fake news, we need to teach them to:
Develop a critical mindset (consider bias, quality, sensationalism, and the date of creation); |
| Description | The aim of this task is to develop students’ critical thinking and fact-checking skills by making them differentiate between real and fake news stories. It also helps them understand the importance of using trustful sources while spreading false information. |
| Link to the source | https://www.cypherlearning.com/blog/k-20/teach-your-students-how-to-spot-fake-news |
| Terms of use | Free without ads |
| Connectivity | Offline: completely offline means no internet required even for set-up |
| Device requirements | |
| Mode of learning (Menu Item) |
Teacher or trainer-directed learning |
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