Two sessions on why misinformation spreads — which turns out to be about how brains and feeds work, not about other people being gullible.

Three mechanisms, working together: confirmation bias, our own tendency to believe what matches what we already think; headline exaggeration, where a real story gets overstated into a more dramatic claim than the reporting supports; and algorithmic feeds that learn what holds attention.

The other units teach techniques for verifying a claim. This one is about what happens before anybody reaches for a technique.

Run it alongside your student rather than over their shoulder. It works on everyone.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Written by a school media specialist with an M.S. in Instructional Technology. Built to be taught by a parent with no background in the subject.