"Fake News," Misinformation & Disinformation

From Facing History and Ourselves, this is a lesson that explores the ways in which biases affect news and information—how news is created and reported (by journalists and others) and how we interpret it.

From Facing History and Ourselves, a lesson on reviewing news accounts about the killing of Michael Brown from the initial days following the shooting to get a sense of the ways that complex stories unfold over time.

An online quiz where you examine images of real social media content and decide whether it's from a legitimate account or an internet troll. From Clemson University Media Forensics Hub.

Post Facto is a game where you're the fact-checker. Read the story that robot FactyPlex 5000 has been sharing on social media, and investigate the clues to determine if it's real - or fake!

This YouTube playlist breaks down fact-checking skills into eleven short, 13-15 minute videos. A collaborative effort by John Green (of Crash Course), MediaWise, The Poynter Institute, and The Stanford History Education Group.

A six-week Coursera MOOC focused on helping learners develop their critical thinking skills to enable them to better identify reliable information in news reports and to become better informed about the world in which we live. The course will discuss the key elements of journalism from the viewpoint of the news audience.

This group activity takes about 30 minutes and can be used for many different audiences by adjusting the examples used.

A repository of assignment ideas and lesson plans focused on information literacy concepts. Try searching 'fake news' or 'misinformation.'

A free-to-play online browser game in which players take the perspective of a fake news tycoon. The aim of the game of to build psychological resistance against online misinformation.

Cranky Uncle builds resilience against misinformation by explaining the rhetorical techniques and fallacies used to mislead.

The goal of the game is to expose the tactics and manipulation techniques that are used to mislead people, build up a following, or exploit societal tensions for political purposes.

Cat Park is a game about disinformation. You have recently moved to a new city, and you receive a mysterious message to join a group campaigning against a new park...for cats. Your job is to turn the public against the park using common disinformation techniques. Lesson plan available, too.

A 5-minute game that helps individuals learn about some of the most common strategies used to spread false and misleading information about COVID-19.

Troll Factory shows you first-hand how information operations work on social media. The goal of the game is to illustrate how fake news, emotive content and bot armies are utilized to affect moods, opinions and decision-making.

A game about how misinformation is created, spread, and monetized.