AI Fact Checking

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 5-7 to strengthen digital literacy, research skills, and critical thinking by learning how to evaluate AI-generated information. Students review short responses produced by an AI tool such as ChatGPT and decide whether each statement is factual, opinion-based, or misleading. They then use trusted sources to confirm, correct, or challenge the information, building responsible habits for using technology in academic settings.

Learning Goals

• Evaluating Sources & Evidence (Grades 5-7) – Determine the reliability and accuracy of information.
• Information Literacy & Verification – Practice checking AI-generated content against credible references.
• Understanding AI Limitations – Recognize that AI can make mistakes or present incomplete information.
• Critical Evaluation & Justification – Use evidence to explain why information is accurate or inaccurate.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with middle-grade ELA, technology, and social studies standards.
• Hands-On Fact-Checking Practice – Models real-world strategies for evaluating digital information.
• Supports Academic Honesty – Encourages responsible research and evidence-based reasoning.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for media literacy units, research lessons, STEM integration, or homework.

This printable worksheet helps students become thoughtful and responsible users of AI by teaching them not to accept information at face value. By classifying AI responses and verifying them with trusted sources, learners strengthen research skills, critical thinking, and digital citizenship. Suitable for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity reinforces the importance of accuracy, evidence, and skepticism when interacting with AI-generated content.

This worksheet is part of our ChatGPT Classroom Activities collection.