Classroom

Learn how to find credible sources to verify or refute claims students see on social media

Learn why breaking news can drive misinformation cycles even through credible sources

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.

Find out why the frozen continent of Antarctica is a hot topic for conspiracy theories

Learn to evaluate the credibility of climate change claims on social media and analyze search engine results

Students will learn to recognize information with media bias shared on social media to evoke strong emotions and avoid participating in “slacktivism”

Learn how ChatGPT works, why it could be effective at spreading misinformation, and how to identify content created by artificial intelligence

Learn how to recognize when your social media feeds become an echo chamber and how to identify and evaluate claims based on science

Learn how to use Wikipedia responsively and how to recognize misinformation