Social Feed Fact Check

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 build critical reading, media literacy, and digital citizenship skills by analyzing fictional social media posts from a platform called ScrollUp. Learners evaluate online-style claims, usernames, emojis, and tone to determine whether each post represents fact or fiction, focusing on accuracy, plausibility, and evidence rather than presentation.

Skills Reinforced

• Media Literacy (Grades 5-7)
  Students examine online content critically and learn to identify misinformation, exaggeration, and misleading cues in social media posts.
• Evaluating Digital Claims
  Learners distinguish factual information from fiction, satire, or unsupported statements using logic and reasoning.
• Critical Thinking & Plausibility
  Students assess whether claims make sense based on prior knowledge, context, and realistic evidence.
• Digital Citizenship Awareness
  The activity reinforces responsible online behavior by teaching students to question and verify information before accepting or sharing it.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to reflect real-world digital environments students recognize.
• Engaging, Realistic Format
  Simulated social media posts help students practice skills in a familiar and motivating context.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Suitable for ELA lessons, media literacy units, advisory periods, homework, or small-group discussion.
• Supports Diverse Learners
  Clear prompts and categorical decisions make the task accessible while still encouraging deeper reasoning.

This printable worksheet helps students become more thoughtful and responsible consumers of online information by practicing fact-checking, evaluation, and critical analysis. By looking past emojis and usernames to focus on evidence and accuracy, learners strengthen digital literacy, reasoning skills, and media awareness. It’s an effective, no-prep resource for both classroom instruction and homeschool use.

This worksheet is part of our Fact vs Fiction Worksheets collection.