Classroom

Learn to produce a fact-check video using media literacy skills

Learn three ways video is manipulated to spread misinformation and how to fact-check videos before sharing

Learn how quotes have been manipulated to spread conspiracies about the 9/11 attacks and read upstream to find the original sources to explain how “contextomy” changed the meaning of quotes about a historical event.

Learn how businesses that promote themselves as environmentally friendly may not be doing all they claim

Learn why people believe in conspiracy theories and how to talk to family and friends about them

Learn how to look beyond images to understand context and avoid spreading misinformation

Learn how screenshots can be manipulated and why manipulated screenshots often show up on social media

Discuss best ways to identify manipulated media such as image and video content altered for political ads

Examine current news stories and how they’re covered by the news media