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Simulation Exercise
Unfake Social Media - Lateral Reading Games - Game 5 - Real or Fake? Image fact checking challenge
A verification game where players assess whether images are real, altered, or AI-generated, learning key techniques for spotting visual manipulation.
Aims of the tool
To build visual-literacy skills by:
a) Teaching players how to identify signs of manipulated or AI-generated images; and
b) Strengthening reasoning using observation, context, and comparison.
Description of the tool
Developed under the Unfake Social Media project’s Lateral Reading category, Real or Fake? challenges players to examine a range of images — from authentic photos to AI-generated or digitally altered visuals. Players decide whether each image is real or fake and justify their conclusions.
Facilitators introduce practical verification techniques used by real fact-checkers, from analysing shadows and inconsistencies to spotting generative-AI artefacts.
This hands-on experience helps players recognise visual misinformation and understand how digital manipulation can distort reality.
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/5229
This tool is for
Perfect for youth workshops on deepfakes, AI literacy, and visual fact-checking.
and addresses
Youth Initiatives
It is recommended for use in:
Transnational Youth Initiatives
Materials needed:
Real or Fake? Game PDF
Duration:
15-30 Minutes
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
Unfake Social Media Erasmus+ KA21
in the context of
Unfake Social Media Erasmus+ KA21
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
GV Vadivan (on 27 November 2025)
and last modified
18 November 2025
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