Evaluate Expertise
Is this critic qualified to comment on the cause of summer wildfires?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change, 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
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
Was there a medieval dancing plague?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): History
Investigate the Source
Is the Beaverton a good place to get your news?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): General, Politics/Current Events
Check the Claim
Did people think that hedgehogs carried fruit on their spines?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): History
Investigate the Source
Is Al Jazeera a good place to get your news?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Politics/Current Events
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
Did a shark swim in a backyard during Hurricane Ian?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Politics/Current Events
Check the Claim
Did Ukraine’s president appear on Dancing with the Stars?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Pop Culture, Politics/Current Events