Real or Spin? Spot the Misinformation · Interactive Digital Card Game
By Graphene - Digital Life Lessons
Can your students tell real news from spin? Real or Spin? is a digital card game that challenges student groups to identify misinformation, manipulated headlines, and misleading social media posts, and name the technique behind them. It runs entirely in the browser, requires no app or login, and is ready to play in under a minute. How it works Students see a card: a headline, social media post, statistic, quote, or image, and decide: Real or Manipulated? If they think it's manipulated, they identify which of six techniques is being used. After each card, the full explanation and a class discussion prompt appear on screen. What's included • 21 original cards across three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard) • 6 manipulation techniques: Clickbait, Emotional Manipulation, Out of Context, Fabricated, Misleading Statistics, False Authority • Three session lengths: 6 cards (~20 min), 10 cards (~35 min), 15 cards (~50 min) • Campaign Mode — spread the game across multiple lessons; progress is saved automatically so each session picks up exactly where the last one left off • Grade band filter: Middle School mode removes advanced political content • Presenter scoreboard to display results to the whole class • A free 5-card demo is available before you buy Why you will love it ✓ Zero prep: open the link and play ✓ Drives real discussion as every card has a built-in discussion prompt ✓ Works on any device with a browser ✓ Grounded in real examples students have actually encountered on
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