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Not everything online is true
🐇real🦄made up🐟a real fish🎶a singing fish
Real, or made up?The big ideaSome things online are made up. If you are not sure, ask a grown-up.
How it works
Some things online are real, and some are made up.
People make videos and change pictures, so a picture is not always true.
Made up is fine. We just need to know which is which.
Not sure? Ask a grown-up.
Example 1: The singing fish
- Nia saw a fish sing in a video.
- Her goldfish only blows bubbles, and real fish do not sing.
- Papa said the video was made up, just for fun.
Example 2: A picture can change
- A dog can get wings if someone changes the picture.
- People can make anything in a picture or a video.
- So a picture is not always true.
A picture, changed.Example 3: Ask a grown-up
- Omar said a dog drives a car.
- Nia thought, real or made up?
- She said, let's ask a grown-up.
Not sure?Words to know
- real
- Something that is true and can be met.
- made up
- Something that lives in stories.
- look it up
- Find out with a grown-up.
Watch out
- Someone online might say a thing that is not true, so we check.
- Do not believe it at once, and do not pass it on until you know.
- A cartoon cat or a game character is made up and cannot tell you what is true.
- You are never in trouble for asking. Asking is smart.
Try it
- Is a unicorn real or made up?
- Is a rabbit real or made up?
- A video shows a cat that talks. Is it real?
- Who can help you find out what is true?
Answers: 1. Made up · 2. Real · 3. No, it is made up · 4. A grown-up, a teacher or a librarian
Try at homeAsk a grown-up: can we find one true thing about an animal and look it up together?
For grown-upsFind one true thing about an animal together and look it up, then draw an animal that is made up and talk about the difference.