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🔎 Source Check
Which source would you trust, and what should you check before you share? Funding, evidence, dates and lateral reading. Untimed.
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- Type
- Thinking
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Round length
- Untimed
- Ages
- 10+
- Controls
- Tap an answer · Keys 1–4 · Tap or Enter for the next one
What it practises
- Deep reflection & analysis: Slowing down: weighing evidence, spotting weak arguments and explaining why something worked.
Fast games can crowd out slow thinking, so this skill uses untimed games and written reflection.
Quick lesson: Checking sources
Before you trust a claim, ask: who made it, what evidence do they show, how recent is it, and what do other reliable sources say? Popularity and confidence are not evidence.
Check question
Which question matters MOST when judging a source?
- How many people shared it
- Whether it has nice pictures
- What evidence it shows
- Whether it agrees with you
Answer: What evidence it shows. Evidence lets you check a claim; shares and agreement don’t.
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