Fact or Fake? · Answer Key

Check the answers together. If an answer is different from yours, talk about how each of you got there. Both ways of thinking are worth hearing.

1. Fact or fake?
Robo says: “Fish live in water.”
- Choice A: Fact ← answer
- Choice B: Fake
Answer: A. Fact! Fish breathe with gills and live in water.
2. Fact or fake?
The chatbot claims: “Octopuses have eight arms.”
- Choice A: Fact ← answer
- Choice B: Fake
Answer: A. Fact! Octo means eight. An octopus has eight arms.
3. Fact or fake?
A pretend AI says: “Stars are still in the sky in the daytime.”
- Choice A: Fact ← answer
- Choice B: Fake
Answer: A. Fact! The sun is so bright that we can't see the other stars during the day.
4. Fact or fake?
A pretend AI says: “Bones are soft like jelly.”
- Choice A: Fact
- Choice B: Fake ← answer
Answer: B. Fake! Bones are hard and strong.
5. Fact or fake?
The chatbot claims: “Plants need sunlight.”
- Choice A: Fact ← answer
- Choice B: Fake
Answer: A. Fact! Plants use sunlight to make their own food.
6. Fact or fake?
The chatbot claims: “Magnets pull on paper.”
- Choice A: Fact
- Choice B: Fake ← answer
Answer: B. Fake! Magnets pull on some metals, like iron, but not on paper.
7. Fact or fake?
A pretend AI says: “It is very cold at the North Pole.”
- Choice A: Fact ← answer
- Choice B: Fake
Answer: A. Fact! The North Pole is covered in ice and is cold all year.
8. Fact or fake?
Robo says: “Every picture you see online is real.”
- Choice A: Fact
- Choice B: Fake ← answer
Answer: B. Fake! Some pictures are changed or made up, even by AI.

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