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Quiz: Yung Filly or Prince Harry? Test your knowledge, challenge your bias

Test your bias and see if these facts are for Yung Filly or Prince Harry.

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Is online anonymity a good or bad thing?

Do you think people should be free to be anonymous online? Check yourself and see if your opinion can be swayed.

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Should social media companies be allowed to collect your personal data?

Are you set in stone with your opinions? Or can you be influenced? Let's put it to the test with Check Yourself.

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Young people believe influencers more than politicians when it comes to news

When asked who they’d believe most to tell them the truth about the news one per cent of 11-16 year olds chose politicians, while five per cent said influencers.

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Quiz: How much do you know about CRAAP?

It's not what you think... find out what CRAAP stands for and how it can help you find news you can trust.

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Quiz: Why should we be aware of unconscious bias?

Do you know that unconscious bias can affect how you see and judge people and stories?

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Quiz: What is impartiality and why does it matter?

The best news stories let us make up our own mind on an issue. Take the quiz to learn why this is key.

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Things People Say

People will say all kind of odd, mean or funny things online that they wouldn't say in person.

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Things People Say - Raheem Sterling

People say things online that they wouldn't say in person. Some students tell us some of things people say to Raheem Sterling.

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Through the Lens: Jacob and Ollie v The Grandmas

Jacob and Ollie Ball swap where they get their news from with their grandmas - phones v newspapers.

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Phone Swap: Plumbella and Nadim Almak

Plumbella and Nadim Almak get to know each other's echo chambers in Phone Swap.

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Who Am I?: Stormzy v Boris Johnson

Can these people put aside unconscious bias to match the fact with the correct celebrity?

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Quiz: How much do people trust social media and the news?

People consume news in lots of different ways. Can you guess these headline stats about how and where we get the latest stories?

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What is the Other Side of the Story?

Other Side of the Story is here to help you spot fake news, break out of your echo chamber and listen to every side of every story.

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Through the Lens with Jacob and Ollie

TikTok stars Jacob and Ollie Ball get their news a rather different way.

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Phone Swap: Kaz Kamwi and Johnny Carey

Kaz Kamwi and Johnny Carey swap phones to see if they can break out of their echo chambers.

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Who Am I?: Greta Thunberg v Selena Gomez

We show the public some famous faces - let's see their opinions before they get the facts.

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Quiz: What are echo chambers and how can you escape yours?

Our social media feeds often just back up what we want to think rather than challenging our views.

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Other Side of the Story

Discover how the news you see and share can affect your life and view of the world.

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Tips for spotting fake news online

Nihal Arthanayake looks at some simple steps which will help separate real news from false news.

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What’s so bad about fake news?

Vick Hope gives the lowdown on different types of fake news and how they affect us.

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How does fake news spread?

Vick Hope finds out how fake news plays on our emotions and why we should pause before we share.

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Five ways to spot misleading images online

Use these simple tips to spot suspicious images.

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Quiz: Can you spot the real images?

See if you can separate the real images from the fakes.

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What are reliable sources?

TikTok star Ehiz learns how to spot trustworthy sites when searching for the latest news or information.

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Quiz: Can you spot the signs of fake news?

Separate the facts from the fakes with our tricky quiz.

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What are echo chambers?

Find out how being in an echo chamber can make it easier for fake news to spread.

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