Are you smarter than a Grade 8?

Eighty percent of students are not able to spot the difference between a fake news story versus credible sources.  What are the best strategies to check whether or not web content is false?  

How can you become a fact checker?

FactCheck.org

Remember to ask the following 5 questions before you assume a fact is true:

1. Who created this message and why are they sending it?

2. What techniques are being used to attract my attention? 

3. What lifestyles, values and points of view are represented in the message? 

4. How might different people understand this message differently from me? 

5. What is omitted from this message?