"These activities can be used in conjunction with specific media examples on CMP (Critical Media Project) or more generally used to elicit class discussion and critical thinking."
Can you spot ‘fake news’? Have fun finding the facts with this social media-emulating game that helps students learn and practice quick checks for verifying sources, claims, and photos. Created by CIVIX, a Canadian charity dedicated to building the skills and habits of active and informed citizenship.
This game aims to teach media literacy and study how people interact with misinformation. Created by Indiana University's Observatory on Social Media.
Presented by the Clemson University Media Forensics Hub, this fun quiz lets "YOU examine images of real social media content and decide whether it's from a legitimate account or an internet troll."
Hoaxy is a tool that visualizes the spread of claims online - via low-credibility AND fact-checking sources. Not all claims on Hoaxy are false, nor do they track all false stories. Created by Indiana University's Observatory on Social Media.
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A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Factchequeado is an initiative created to counter mis and disinformation within the Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States. An innovative project led by Maldita.es, the first Spanish non-profit fact-checking media created to combat disinformation in Spain, and Chequeado, the first fact-checking media organization in Argentina and the Global South.
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.
PolitiFact is owned by the nonprofit Poynter Institute for Media Studies. PolitiFact had been owned by the Tampa Bay Times, but in 2018 direct ownership of PolitiFact was transferred from the Times to Poynter, which is the newspaper’s parent company. The move allows PolitiFact to function fully as not-for-profit national news organization.
NLP (News Literacy Project) created RumorGuard to help us all learn how to recognize misinformation and stop it in its tracks. Each fact-checked viral rumor contains concrete tips to help you build your news literacy foundation and confidently evaluate claims you see online.
Snopes got its start in 1994, investigating urban legends, hoaxes, and folklore.Now it’s the oldest and largest fact-checking site online, widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and readers as an invaluable research companion.
Snopes.com is an independent publication owned by Snopes Media Group.