Misinformation, Fake News & AI: Think Before You Believe
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Set it as homework or classwork and every answer is marked as pupils go, with feedback on what they got wrong. The scores go straight into your mark book, so you can see who needs help before the next lesson.
- 13 questions
- 35 marks
- about 40 minutes
- marked instantly
Question types: short answer, wordsearch, multiple choice, sorting, true or false.
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Which of these is the best definition of 'misinformation'?
Pick an answer: it's marked straight away, just as your pupils would see it.
About this resource
Online Safety — telling reliable information from misinformation, checking sources, and recognising AI-generated content and deepfakes.
15 slides.
Lesson outline
- Hook — Who Said It?
- Do Now — Retrieval
- Keywords for This Lesson
- Misinformation vs Disinformation
- Hinge Check — Two Million Shares
- Checking a Claim — Five Questions
- Quick Check — Biggest Red Flag?
- Task 1 (guided) — Trust It or Check It First?
- What Does AI-Generated Mean?
- Can You Spot an AI Image? Clues Are Not Proof
- Task 2 (semi-guided) — Is This Video Real?
- Task 3 (independent) — Write a Fact-Check Report in Document Lab
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