Headline Desk: Free Misinformation Game for High School
Headline Desk, a free Digital Citizenship game
Day 1

Headline Desk

Fix eight headlines so they say what their articles say.

Play the game

Free. No login. Needs a computer or tablet.

What students do

You're the headline editor. Fix eight headlines before they print, so each one matches its article and readers believe what the article says and no more.

What it adds to the lesson

What Is the Claim? finds the claim in a post. Here students cut a headline down to its article, which is the fastest way to see how a headline oversells.

Unit
Misinformation and Media Literacy
Lesson
Day 1: What Is This Post Really Claiming?
Printed activity
What Is the Claim?
In the game
8 headlines · No timer
Grades
9 to 12

More games in this unit: Spread Map

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