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Chatbots are pretty impressive, but are they really as smart as they seem? In this lesson, students learn how chatbots produce information. Students use critical thinking skills and lateral reading to investigate claims produced by an AI chatbot and check for accurate information.
This lesson plan is part of the Civic Digital Literacy Project from iCivics and the Digital Inquiry Group. Civic Digital Literacy equips students with evidence-based strategies to discern online information, find trustworthy sources, and be better-informed citizens within the rapidly changing online environment.
Sort Fact from Fiction Online with Lateral Reading
Lateral reading is a powerful strategy that fact checkers use to evaluate information online.