Check the Claim
Did someone eat a $6.2 million banana?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture, General
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.
Trace the Information
Joe Bite’em: Did the President of the United States bite a baby?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Politics/Current Events
Multiple Skills
How do we evaluate claims about bike use in Toronto?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Politics/Current Events
Evaluate Expertise
Is Patrick Moore an expert on climate change?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change
Investigate the Source
What kind of source is the Broadbent Institute?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Politics/Current Events
Trace the Information
Do Canada’s top CEOs earn the average worker’s yearly salary every 27 minutes?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Politics/Current Events
Trace the Information
Can your car spy on you?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Science
Trace the Information
Did a reduction in ship pollution speed up climate change?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change
Check the Claim
Did our ancestors not get tooth decay?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): History, Science
Check the Claim
Were “alien mummies” shown in Mexico’s congress?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture, History, Science