Investigate the Source
Is Al Jazeera a good place to get your news?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Politics/Current Events
Examples
The examples on this page can be used to tailor instruction to different subjects and degrees of difficulty. They may be swapped out for the examples included in the lessons on the Resources page, or used as additional practice.
Check the Claim
Is this a scary MRI of a human fetus?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Science
Check the Claim
Are Quebec parents suing Fortnite?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture
Trace the Information
Do activists want to kill dogs to reduce their carbon ‘pawprint?’
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Climate change
Check the Claim
Did scientists revive a 50,000-year-old ‘zombie virus’ in Russia?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change, Science
Investigate the Source
What does Stand.earth stand for?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Climate change
Check the Claim
Did Jeff Bezos pledge most of his fortune to fight climate change?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Climate change, Politics/Current Events
Check the Claim
Two Truths and A Lie: Which of These Products Is Fake?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture
Check the Claim
Did the COVID-19 vaccine cause Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture, Covid 19
Check the Claim
Did California legally declare bees to be fish?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Science