Investigate the Source
Is the Straits Times a reliable news source?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture
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.
Evaluate Expertise
Is this critic qualified to comment on the cause of summer wildfires?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change, Politics/Current Events
Check the Claim
Were beavers parachuted out of airplanes 70 years ago?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): History, Science
Check the Claim
Is this a real front page?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change, Politics/Current Events
Check the Claim
Will Earth’s magnetic poles flip and cause a climate cataclysm?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change, Science
Check the Claim
Two Truths and a Lie, Animal Edition
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): General
Check the Claim
Have dragons been successfully cloned in Beijing?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Science, AI
Trace the Information
Is this the face of hockey goalie Terry Sawchuck?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture, History
Check the Claim
Was there a medieval dancing plague?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): History
Check the Claim
Do octopuses punch fish out of spite?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): General, Science