The problem with fake news | RSHE (PSHE) | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What is a link?
- A picture
- Some writing
- A word or picture that takes you to a new place if you click or tap it ✓
Match the words and their meaning.
- Bias
  
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  A feeling that influences how you respond to a situation or person ✓
- Assumption
  
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  A feeling or belief about something that has no proof ✓
- Website
  
  ⇔
  
  An online place ✓
- Advert
  
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  Something designed to sell something to you ✓
Adverts always tell the truth.
- True
- False ✓
Why do websites have adverts?
- To make money ✓
- To help you learn
- People like adverts
Match the animal to an assumption.
- Pig
  
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  Dirty ✓
- Dog
  
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  Friendly ✓
- Cheetah
  
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  Fast ✓
- Cat
  
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  Hates water ✓
What are the consequences of bias?
- It makes people happy.
- It influences how we react to people. ✓
- We make assumptions. ✓
- It limits what we imagine we can achieve. ✓

Exit quiz

What is the purpose of clickbait?
- To tempt you to tap on a link ✓
- To teach you something interesting
- To make money from advertising ✓
Which of these is a tactic for clickbait creators?
- Tell the truth
- Use a simple image
- Use interesting headlines ✓
Match the key words to the meanings.
- Fake news
  
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  Information that is not true but looks real ✓
- Motivation
  
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  An image or video created to tempt you to click on it ✓
- Manipulation
  
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  The reason why someone does something ✓
- Persuade
  
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  Influencing someone’s emotions, to make them do something ✓
How can we tell if something is real or fake?
- If there is a picture, we know it is real.
- We can research using other websites. ✓
- We could check with an adult. ✓
- Videos cannot be faked, so if we see a video we know it is true.

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Fake news can look true.
People make fake news for a number of reasons.
Websites and apps make more money if more people visit their site.
Fake news has certain features.

Common misconception

Everything that we read is true.

Online content can be created by anyone and there is no consequence for lying in the online space. We must check if things are true or not by cross-referencing.

Keywords

Fake news - information that is not true but looks real
Motivation - the reason why someone does something
Persuade - change someone's mind
Clickbait - an image or video created to tempt you to click on it
Manipulation - influencing someone’s emotions, to make them do something