Computing · Stage 5

Project: Fact-Check Investigation

Coding & Systems · project · investigate a claim step by step — pin down what it says, find who made it, weigh it against trusted sources, and judge whether it is true, false, or not proven yet

✦ Computing📘 Stage 5 · S5⏱ ~12 min🧒 Ages 9–10★ Free to start

I can investigate a claim and judge if it's true.

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Detective Kavi Investigates a Claim

A message flew into Kavi's feed: "A giant goldfish the size of a bus was caught in our lake!" The old Kavi would have shared it at once. But Stage-5 Kavi put on a detective hat. "Before I believe it, I will investigate," Kavi hooted. First Kavi pinned down the claim: a bus-sized goldfish, in our lake, caught yesterday. Next Kavi asked who said it — just a forwarded post, no name. Then Kavi gathered evidence: the town's news page said nothing, and trusted science says goldfish simply don't grow that big. Kavi weighed it all. "The trusted sources point one way," Kavi decided, and gave a clear verdict: false. "A good investigator doesn't guess — I find the claim, check the source, weigh the evidence, then judge. And when I truly can't check it, my honest verdict is not proven yet."

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What your child will learn

1What every fact-check investigation needsTo fact-check is to investigate a claim and judge whether it is true. Every investigation uses four parts. Tap each one to hear its job.

2Find → Check → Gather → Weigh → JudgeA fact-check is a little program — steps in order. Run this routine every time, and only reach a verdict at the end. Tap each step.

3When can you judge, and when is it 'not proven yet'?A careful investigator gives one of three verdicts — and knows that 'I can't check it' is not the same as 'it's false'. Tap each card to compare.

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A peek inside

A post claims: "Carrots give you night vision like a superpower." Kavi investigates. One joke website says yes; several trusted science pages say carrots help normal eye health but do not give night vision. What is Kavi's verdict?

weigh the sources — the trusted ones agree against the claim, and one joke site is not proof

Try this at home: The exact statement you are testing in a fact-check is called the ____.

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