This poster uses the rich analogy of an ecosystem to help students understand today’s information landscape.
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Impostor alert: Don’t fall for fake Labubus or news knockoffs
This poster uses the viral popularity of Labubus — a snaggletoothed toy — to help students reflect on and learn to detect impostor content online. Impostor content is misinformation that […]
RumorGuard Report: Don’t Be Fooled
When big news breaks, it can be hard to cut through the noise and find accurate information. Misinformation thrives during times of war, natural disasters and upheaval — and bad actors often spread falsehoods for cheap engagement on social media.
Impostor alert: Don’t fall for fake Labubus or news knockoffs
This poster uses the popularity of Labubu toys to offer tips on how to spot impostor content online.
Dig Deeper | RumorGuard: How can you evaluate the credibility of an online claim?
Students apply credibility-checking skills to online content in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.
Dig Deeper: What is misinformation?
Students identify forms of misinformation and their effects in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.
RumorGuard
The RumorGuard website provides timely news literacy lessons based on trending misinformation examples.
Getting started with news literacy
This document provides a rundown of the essential resources the News Literacy Project recommends when just starting out with teaching news literacy.
RumorGuard Guide: 2024-25 school year
A classroom-ready resource that uses real trending examples of misinformation to guide students through the fact-checking process.
Dig Deeper: What is the role of local news in American democracy?
Students explore how local news supports informed communities in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.