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Scouts create two posters - one representing a true fact and another false fact. Scouts then vote which one they think is the true fact and discuss. This activity was carried out during the Covid pandemic, but could be used as an activity any time, and ask them to prepare in advance to find their facts.

Resources

Device with access to the internet / newspapers
Grown ups to help discuss topics
A4 paper
Pens or pencils

Instructions

Original Source : https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/move-over-mythbusters/

The person leading the activity should explain that while we’re all dealing with a pandemic, we also have to fight through all of the information coming our way too. There’s a lot of information, and not all of it is true or reliable: some people call this the ‘infodemic’ and it can be tricky to spot what’s true and what’s not.

Everyone should take their first piece of paper, choose a fact about COVID-19, and create a public information poster.
Everyone should choose a fact to base their information poster on. Take a look at the World Health Organisation for some inspiration and examples.

After the real poster is complete, everyone should take their second piece of paper and create their second poster. This time they should use a myth about coronavirus. People can choose whatever they like here, but they should try to make them convincing to trick the rest of the group.

Once all the information posters are finished, everyone should come back together. Someone should start by holding up both of their posters. If this is tricky, people could send photos of both of their posters to the video chat.

Everyone should try to guess which information poster is the real one and which is made up - you could use polls to gather everyone's thoughts.

Everyone should take it in turns to share their posters so people can guess which one shows a fact. Everyone should make sure that they tell the group the answer so no one’s left confused.

The person leading the activity should help everyone understand what they can do to help figure out the facts, for example, thinking about where the information’s come from, looking at the whole thing (not just the headline or pictures), and thinking about the supporting evidence.

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