Are you qualified to be a “Fake News Detective in Space”? The residents of planet Shrim are unsure whether the articles they read are trustworthy. As the Fake News Detective, you investigate each story using tools such as web search, reverse image search, source links, an AI checker, and a checklist of common signs of fake news. Gather information, consider the evidence, and decide whether each article is trustworthy. The game can be played online or downloaded from itch.io. It is designed for one player and works best on a laptop or PC.
Topic: Media literacy, fake news, evaluating online sources
Group size: 1 player
Age: 10+
Game session time: 10–15 minutes per level
Learning objectives:
- Encourage curiosity about whether online information is trustworthy.
- Explore tools and methods for checking claims, images, and sources.
- Practise explaining why a news story may or may not be trustworthy.
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This game is issued under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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