Checkology® Resources

In this lesson, students learn how citizens can expose wrongdoing through case studies of public oversight and media monitoring.

In this lesson, students explore why people believe conspiracy theories and how cognitive biases influence our thinking.

In this lesson, students learn to categorize information into one of six zones: news, opinion, entertainment, advertising, propaganda or…

In this lesson, students interact with a mock social media site and search engine to understand the information that…

In this lesson, students learn to understand different types of misinformation and the ways that misinformation can damage democracy.

Examine how AI tools are being used to create and spread disinformation in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to…

In this lesson, students learn the standards of quality journalism by playing the role of reporter in a gamelike…

Students examine how public trust in media affects civic life in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift…

In this lesson, students explore the state of press freedoms in 22 nations, including videos of journalists in 10…

Students analyze motivations behind spreading falsehoods in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.