Real News or Fake News?

Investigate the Source!

Did 23 people in Norway really die after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine? Use the 4 W's Checklist to compare these two sources:

SOURCE 1:

SOURCE 2:

Did a shark tank really explode in a shopping mall in Canada?

This was the original photo -- real flood, fake sharks!

Was there a shark on the freeway after a hurricane?

Nope! Here is the original shark photo that gets Photoshopped into street scenes every time there is a hurriance:

Did this surfer really have a close encounter with a shark?

The photo's real, but it's a dolphin, not a shark! (Be critical of captions, too.)

Did this shark attack a Navy diver?

Nope! Someone combined two photos:

Is this is the biggest dog in the world?

Or the biggest skeleton ever found?

Nope and nope... Photoshop strikes again!

This photograph of mutant daisies was taken near a nuclear power plant in Japan... or was it?

Nope! Another hoax. As with the dolphin and the surfer, the photo is real but the caption is fake.

Did a pilot really do a 360 turn before landing a plane?

Nope! Just really impressive special effects!

Don't believe everything you read or see on the internet. Use your brain, do your research, and check your source! Below are some resources to help.

How does Mrs. T check to see if a website is a reliable source? Get her 4 W's list here.
Test your photo detective skills with this Real or Photoshop quiz by Adobe (the makers of Photoshop!).
Test your fake news detective skills with this Fake Out news quiz.
Can you spot the fakes on your social media feed? Take this quiz to find out.
There's yet another fake news quiz here by Factitious. And there's even a Covid-19 real vs. fake news version of the quiz.
Check out Not Real News: A Look at What Didn't Happen This Week, a weekly fact-checking report by AP News (a very reliable, unbiased source).

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