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?
A pretend AI says: “Insects have six legs.”
- Choice A: Fact ← answer
- Choice B: Fake
Answer: A. Fact! All adult insects have six legs and three main body parts.
2. Fact or fake?
Robo says: “Ostriches bury their heads in the sand when scared.”
- Choice A: Fact
- Choice B: Fake ← answer
Answer: B. Fake! That's a myth. Ostriches lie low to the ground, which may look like hiding their heads.
3. Fact or fake?
The chatbot claims: “Earth takes one day to go around the Sun.”
- Choice A: Fact
- Choice B: Fake ← answer
Answer: B. Fake! One trip around the Sun takes about a year. One spin on its axis takes a day.
4. Fact or fake?
Robo says: “Cracking your knuckles makes your bones grow.”
- Choice A: Fact
- Choice B: Fake ← answer
Answer: B. Fake! Cracking knuckles is the sound of gas bubbles in the joint. It doesn't make bones grow.
5. Fact or fake?
Robo says: “Bamboo is a kind of grass.”
- Choice A: Fact ← answer
- Choice B: Fake
Answer: A. Fact! Bamboo is a giant grass, and some kinds grow very fast.
6. Fact or fake?
The chatbot claims: “A right angle is 90 degrees.”
- Choice A: Fact ← answer
- Choice B: Fake
Answer: A. Fact! A right angle looks like the corner of a square.
7. Fact or fake?
The chatbot claims: “The Sahara Desert is in South America.”
- Choice A: Fact
- Choice B: Fake ← answer
Answer: B. Fake! The Sahara is in northern Africa.
8. Fact or fake?
The chatbot claims: “It's safe to share your password with a chatbot.”
- Choice A: Fact
- Choice B: Fake ← answer
Answer: B. Fake! Never share passwords with anyone except a trusted grown-up.

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