Lesson-2-Is-this-true-v3-1.pptx

Is this true?

Lesson 2

Our class ground rules

• insert ground rules for your class

Overheard conversation

• Why might people share inaccurate information?
• How might people check whether information is true?
• Why might images sometimes be unreliable?
• What strategies might someone use to manage feelings about media before deciding whether to share it?

Overheard conversation

Hey, have you seen that news article about the abandoned animals in the shelter? They showed that celebrity leaving their animals there as well – as if they don’t have enough money!? It’s heartbreaking, I can’t believe they’d do that.

Oh, yeah, I saw that too. Horrible that people treat animals like that. My cousin said they think the article’s fake though, they even said they don’t think the pictures are real, I don’t know how they figure that out though…

Why would someone share something like that if it was fake?

Is this true?

Learning objective:

Learning outcomes:

We will be able to…

• describe what misinformation and disinformation is in media
• explain strategies to fact-check information
• assess when media is intended to generate an emotional response to encourage further sharing
• identify other ways someone can respond to emotive media

To learn about strategies to identify and manage misinformation and disinformation.

Essential Skill focus:

Find an example of…

In pairs, read the scenarios around the room. Your sheet asks for examples of types and features of false information. Write down the name of the character from a scenario that has a matching example on your sheet. There might be more than one scenario that could be used for each answer. You only need to find one per question.

Find an example of…

Misinformation being shared Jake Louis

Disinformation being shared Kean

Emotive content Elli (funny) Cat (upsetting) Louis (angering)

Misinformation

Emotive content

Disinformation

A lack of evidence Sophie

The influencer effect Jake

A false generalisation Olu Louis

A lack of evidence

A false generalisation

The influencer effect

Recycled images Cat Cammy

Manipulated images Ava

AI-generated images Elli

Recycled images

AI-generated images

Manipulated images

Fact-checking flow chart

Think about the steps people might take to check whether news or other media is true and accurate. The flow chart you have been given is to help someone decide whether to accept what the news is saying is likely true, or whether they should doubt it or even disregard it entirely. In pairs, use the statements on the bottom of your sheet to complete the gaps in your flow chart.

Fact-checking flow chart

Is it trying to create strong emotions?

No

Use techniques to manage strong emotions

Yes

Dismiss the information

Consider fact-checking websites and reverse image searches

Strategies for managing emotive media

I find it helps to talk to someone I trust, like a friend, my mum, and sometimes my teachers. I can check what they think about the news, but also talk about how I’m feeling - they might have a different way of looking at things.

Sometimes when news is stressful or upsetting, I’ve got to take a break, you know? Just step back and do something completely different for a bit and come back to it later. It really helps!

Strategies for managing emotive media

If something’s really annoyed me online, I take slow, deep breaths until I feel less upset. It just helps me calm down and feel better, so then I can think about things more clearly rather than sharing something out of anger.

Depending on what the story is, I try thinking about it from another perspective. Like if I see news and it’s only talking about one side of the story, before I share it, I ask myself “what would someone else say if they were coming from the other side of this?”

Strategy sort

• Decide what kind of strategy is being used on the previous slide.
• Add each strategy to its own post-it note.
• Add any other strategies to manage strong emotions you can think of to a post it note.

Imagine someone has come across a news story that makes them have really strong feelings. They want to share it, but they need to check it’s true first.

• Sort the strategies from most likely to be effective in managing the strong feelings towards the story, to least likely to be effective.

What have we learnt?

Are there any additions or changes you’d like to make to your answers?

• Why might people share inaccurate information?
• How might people check whether information is true?
• Why might images sometimes be unreliable?
• What strategies might someone use to manage feelings about media before deciding whether to share it?

What have we learnt?

Hey, have you seen that news article about the abandoned animals in the shelter? They showed that celebrity leaving their animals there as well – as if they don’t have enough money!? It’s heartbreaking, I can’t believe they’d do that.

Oh, yeah, I saw that too. Horrible that people treat animals like that. My cousin said they think the article’s fake though, they even said they don’t think the pictures are real, I don’t know how they figure that out though…

Why would someone share something like that if it was fake?

Personal reflection

On your own, consider the strategies for managing emotive news and media.

• Which would be most helpful for you?
• When might you need to use this strategy?

As this is a personal reflection, you don’t have to share this with the class.

Further support

Speak to a tutor, head of year or other trusted staff member in the school Contact: Childline, 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk Full Fact checks news and information for accuracy: www.fullfact.org

The Report Remove tool can be used to confidentially report sexual images and videos and have these removed: www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/report-remove ThinkUKnow from NCA-CEOP has guidance on how to report content on different social media platforms: www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_18/lets-talk-about/online-safety/reporting-and-blocking

Extending learning…

Choose one or two strategies for managing emotive media. Write a simple “how-to” guide on when this strategy might be helpful and how to use it.