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RumorGuard Guide: 2025-26 school year

Educator resources
Conspiratorial thinking Misinformation

RumorGuard example slides are a classroom-ready resource that supplements The Sift, the News Literacy Project’s weekly newsletter for educators. These slides use real trending examples of misinformation to guide students through the fact-checking process. Students get to see how reporters fact-check claims, learn news literacy skills and become encouraged to put those skills into practice.