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Who is spreading fake news?

45 min

The students learn about how fake news are spread, and who spreads them. They reflect on how they can help stop the spread.

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Preparation

Review the student page and prepare to share the link with your students. Consider whether the students are to work in pairs or independently.

Implementation

Introduce the topic of the lesson and the learning objectives.

  • Give examples of different agents who spread fake news
  • Discuss why conspiracy theories get more attention during crises

Share the student page with your students.

Students do task 1

The students watch the film from BBC. They are encouraged to watch it twice before beginning task 2. They can watch it on their own devices, or you can show it to the class.

Students do task 2

The students respond to questions regarding the film and write down their answers. They can do this individually or in pairs.

Closure

Discuss the questions from task 2 with the class. Finish up by retrieving the learning objectives from the beginning of the lesson and let your students comment on what they have learned.

  • Give examples of different agents who spread fake news
  • Discuss why conspiracy theories flame up during crisis

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