Evaluate Expertise
Is Patrick Moore an expert on climate change?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change
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
Did the Simpsons predict a bridge collapse?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture, Politics/Current Events, AI
Check the Claim
Did a DNA company identify a woman as a dog?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Science
Check the Claim
Did a school make an AI robot its principal?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Science, AI
Check the Claim
Was Valentine’s Day invented by a greeting card company?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture, History
Check the Claim
Is Mickey Mouse starring in horror movies?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture
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
Check the Claim
Did North Face put a giant winter jacket on Big Ben?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture
Check the Claim
Do these countries celebrate Christmas with a monster named Krampus?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture