Find a story or post online, via any social media platform (TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, etc.) that you think is intended to provoke an emotional reaction. We've all seen these types of "clickbait" stories. Social media is full of them!

Check your emotions.

Fact-check the claim(s) made in the story by reading laterally (move off the site in question and search what others say about it). Google the claim, and/or use a fact-checking site like Snopes.com, factcheck.org, or politifact.com.

Finally, share the post on Padlet and write up briefly (1-2 sentences) what you learned. If you are unable to find anything on the fact-checking sites or via a Google search, that is important information as well - we want to know that you tried and what you did or did not find out.