Early Happy April Fool’s Day! A news story was posted the other day saying the famous landmark in England, a ferris wheel known as the LONDON EYE, was being dismantled. After about 25 years, the wheel was being relocated to Scotland, specifically Loch Lomand. There were even photographs of the famous landmark being dismantled. The article went on to say that a convoy, 2 miles long, would be transporting all the pieces of the ferris wheel up to Scotland. However, the story was a FAKE!
It seems with Artificial Intelligence(AI), which can create amazing “real-like” photographs or even the voice of a famous person, it is getting harder to determine real from fake. How can you spot something that isn’t true? When you see something that makes you say “really ?”, try checking for other stories to confirm or deny what you have read. Do some critical thinking. Do you really think the city of London would remove one of its most famous landmarks? Be careful what you read and hear and THINK before you share something before checking it out! More than 10,000 read the posting on Facebook and shared it with other people! And, if you are wondering, the photographs showing the dismantling of the ferris wheel, were actually taken in 1999 when the ferris wheel was first being ERECTED in London! Photograph from Pixabay.
Learn more about FAKE NEWS and digital literacy: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FAKE-NEW-Teaching-Digital-Literacy-to-Kids-3074653?st=68e3f02f1844b367b0ff156841c6511e
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