Students identify forms of misinformation and their effects in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.
9-12+
Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024
The Misinformation Dashboard provides a glimpse into misinformation that circulated during the 2024 election.
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.
RumorGuard Report: Don’t Be Fooled
This close reading handout helps students analyze an example of viral misinformation featured on RumorGuard.
Take action: Putting news literacy into practice – High School
In this activity, students cap off their Checkology learning by developing a personal code of ethics for information they seek, share and produce.
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.
Seven Steps for Staying Sharp Online*
Practice these seven steps to stay sharp online and assess the credibility of information.
Dig Deeper: What ethics should newsrooms follow when using AI?
Students debate ethical dilemmas of AI in journalism in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift newsletter.


