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60-day mapFive-Minute AI LessonsPart 4 · What to Watch Out For

Can you trust this story? — Fake news

Looking convincing isn't evidence anymore. Source, date, somewhere else — judge by those three.

  • 5 min
  • Pick one
  • Quiz · 3

1 · Think first

Spotting fake news isn't about having a sharp eye — it's about order. Check three things in turn and most of it gets filtered out.

Who said it first (source), when it happened (date), and whether it shows up anywhere else (cross-check) — if even one of these is empty, stop.

Now that AI can make text and photos in seconds, 'it looks convincing' doesn't count as evidence anymore. Don't trust your eyes — trust the clues.

2 · Experiment · Pick one

Try it — Can you trust this story?

These are situations you could really run into in a group chat or your feed. Keep the three clues in mind — source, date, cross-check — as you pick.

Don't look at how convincing it sounds. Just check whether the three clues are filled in.

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Three boxes before you believe it

Before you share something, just pass through these three boxes. All of it takes less than a minute.

SourceWho said it first?DateWhen did it happen?Cross-checkIs it anywhereelse?ThenDecide whether toshareIf you get stuck at any of the three boxes, just stop there. Stopping is a decisiontoo.Key idea: judge by source, date and cross-check — not by how convincing it looks
The strongest one is the third box — checking whether other places reported it separately and say the same thing.

3 · Quiz

Quick check

Three questions. Pick an answer and it's marked right away, with the reason why.

Today in one line

Today in one line

Looking convincing isn't evidence anymore.
Source, date, somewhere else — judge by those three.

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