Spot Fake News Quiz
This 5-minute quiz helps children to recognise the 9 most commons signs of fake news. Combined with a 20-minute group discussion it is great hands-on practice to do with your class.
Prepare to explain the term 'fake news' to your class in the beginning of the lesson.
Fake news = false or misleading information presented as news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue.
Print out copies of the attached fake news article for each student.
Let children find the 9 signs of fake news from the image. Give 5 minutes if children work alone, and 10 minutes if they work in pairs.
Finally, go through each of the 9 signs together one by one. In addition with finding right answers, ask children 'why do they think it is important to be able to recognise fake news from real news?'