Media literacy · Grades 9–12
Digital evidence, provenance and misleading charts · revision notes
Ask where an image, quote or statistic originated. Reposts can strip context, date or attribution.
Key ideas and conditions
Provenance
Ask where an image, quote or statistic originated. Reposts can strip context, date or attribution.
Charts
Check axes, units, sample size, time range and omitted categories. A truncated axis can amplify apparent differences.
Claims
Separate an observation from a causal or universal conclusion. Verify that the source actually supports the specific claim.
AI content
Generated media may look plausible. Appearance alone is not a reliable detector; corroboration and documented origin are stronger checks.
Explain without looking
- Give two questions to ask before sharing a causal claim from a chart.
- What should a correction do?
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