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Dig Deeper: TikTok Search Results: How does misinformation spread on TikTok?
Students examine how TikTok’s design amplifies falsehoods in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.
Dig Deeper: ‘Pink slime’ journalism: What should it look like when a news organization aspires to put the public’s interest first?
Students learn about “pink slime journalism” in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.
Dig Deeper | RumorGuard: How can you evaluate the credibility of an online claim?
Students test strategies for verifying online claims in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.
Evaluating sources online
This mission is an activity in which students evaluate the credibility of sources using skills they learn about in the…
Dig Deeper: TikTok’s “Mystical” Algorithm: How can TikTok’s algorithm affect its users?
Students analyze how algorithmic feeds shape beliefs in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.
InfoZones: COVID-19
In this exercise, students practice zoning information that relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dig Deeper: Escape from QAnon: How did one individual break away from a conspiracy theory movement?
Follow one person’s journey out of conspiracy belief and what changed their mind in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement…
InfoZones: Anti-racism
In this exercise, students practice zoning real-world examples of information about policing and racial injustice.
Dig Deeper: A vaccine scientist and misinformation: What is the impact of someone with credentials spreading misinformation?
Reflect on the dangers of misinformation from credentialed experts in science in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The…
MisinfoChallenge: Fact-checking 101
In this challenge, students practice digital detective work by using important tools to debunk actual examples of misinformation.



