Fake News — Media Detective
Headlines that shout, facts that whisper. The shouting headline · The recycled photo ·… Free Media Detective game on MyLeoNes for ages 10–17; fictional cases.
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The shouting headline
A post called "SHARK IN THE SUBWAY!!" is spreading in your class group chat. Everyone is panicking.
The recycled photo
Four posts say a storm "just happened" in the invented town of Vale Claro. Your reverse image tool shows when each photo first appeared.
The lookalike site
A link claims to be the invented newspaper "Diário Aurora". Something feels off.
The invented quote
A picture card shows the invented mayor of Vale Claro, Dra. Ilda Mar, "saying" that school holidays are cancelled.
The twisted chart
An invented snack brand, CrocMix, posts claims with numbers. Some are honest, some are bent.
Pause before you share
A shocking post lands in your messages. You build your own detective routine.
- Fake News — Headlines that shout, facts that whisper.
- Deepfakes — When pictures and voices lie.
- Scams — Too good to be true usually is.
- Privacy — Your data, your rules.
- Sources — Follow the trail back to the start.
- Algorithms — Why your feed shows what it shows.
- Online Kindness — Be the detective who also helps.
Every case is fictional: no real people, brands or schools. Nothing about you is collected — your progress stays on this device.
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