Case 12 of 20 · Evidence & Research

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Digital Literacy: Fake News Detection

🔎Case Brief #12

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves identifying misinformation online.

🎯 Your mission

Identify the real cause.

⚡ The twist

Trust the evidence, not the feeling.

What You'll Learn

🧠 How to spot fake news: Check the source. Read beyond the headline. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Identifying misinformation online

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Think About This

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves identifying misinformation online. Your teacher asks the class to think about it. What do you notice? What questions pop into your head?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about identifying misinformation online. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Master identifying misinformation online

Apply evidence & research in real situations

Build habits of evidence & research

Key Vocabulary

Proof

Something that shows an idea is right

True

Something that really happened

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Grown-ups use evidence research every day in their jobs. The practice you're doing now builds skills that last a lifetime!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain identifying misinformation online to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Solve the Case

Case 1

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What is the main idea of identifying misinformation online?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Ask: how does this person know what they're saying?

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For the dinner table

“How do you know when to trust what someone tells you?”

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