The Photo That Was Real
The idea: calling something fake is a claim that needs checking too; ask what is outside the frame.
Read it
Who is in this book
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Bandwagon Bran Truth by popularity (the friendly, flawed source) from LogicQuest -
Danya a child of the Green Asks "how do we know?" -
Uncrop A photo is cropped; ask what sits outside the frame from NewsForge -
Verify Open four tabs, never one; check what others say about the claim from NewsForge -
Beto a child of the Green Takes things apart -
Source Who would actually know this, and how many people really said it first? from NewsForge
Every recurring character has a short tune, so you can tell who is on stage before a word is said. The tunes play only when you tap, and the Reading Access sound switch turns them off.
The Honest Page
Which parts of this story are true, stretched or made up?
True
- City foxes really do wander into buildings through open doors and windows, especially early in the morning. Source
- A reverse image search looks for other copies of a photo online. Finding no older copy does not prove a photo is real, but it shows it was not taken from somewhere else. Source
- Fact-checkers teach that calling something fake is a claim that needs checking too; they look at the source and the wider context before deciding. Source
Stretched
- The wide photo settles it. What we simplified: One more photo makes it much more likely; real fact-checkers also ask other witnesses and look at the time, the light and the place.
Made up
- Brightfield School, Mr Haddad and the fox are made up. Source, Verify and Uncrop come from NewsForge, and Bandwagon Bran from LogicQuest.
Tell it back
Tell the story in your own words: who was there, what went wrong, and what they found out. Then a print of the caretaker's wide photo, pinned to the newsroom wall goes on your belt.
On your belt: a print of the caretaker's wide photo, pinned to the newsroom wall.
Your belt lives on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Ring the hammer for someone
Pick this book for someone younger. The link carries only the book, and it will wait for them on the Green.