Project Real: Can You Spot the Truth?
Navigating the Online World
Explore resources designed to empower families to navigate the online world safely and confidently,developed by the University of Glasgow with young people. These include interactive activities, thought-provoking videos, guides for families about how to talk about challenging topics, and even two comic books!
What I Wish My Parents Knew About My Online Life
The internet is a huge part of life for young people today—whether it’s for chatting with friends, gaming, watching videos, or learning new things. But sometimes, there’s a gap between how young people and their parents experience the online world.
That’s why we asked young people, “What do you wish your parents knew about your online life?” Their honest and insightful answers helped create this video, which is designed to spark conversations between parents and young people about staying safe online, spotting misinformation, and navigating the digital world together.
After watching, take some time to explore the discussion questions. There are no right or wrong answers— just an opportunity to share perspectives, ask questions, and learn from each other. By talking openly, we can all become more aware, informed, and better equipped to enjoy the benefits of being online while staying safe.
Explore the video and other Project Real resources
Can you recognise fake news?
Fake news spreads 6 times quicker than the truth and is believed 75% of the time. Knowing this, we developed ‘Project Real’ in collaboration with young people, influencers and teachers. In the main project, we developed materials to help young people develop their skills in recognising fake news. In this session, Dr Yvonne Skipper will show you some examples of these, including news, photos and videos and see if you can recognise which are real and which are fake. This activity is aimed at families with children aged 8-13.
Video 1: Dr Skipper introduces Project Real and the SHARE guidelines. Guess whether each story or photo is real or fake? Why you think that?
Video 2: Dr Skipper show examples of real and fake videos and again asks you to decide which are real and fake. She will then discuss important questions about fake news
Project Real
Fake News Part 1, Dr Skipper, School of Education, University of Glasgow
Fake News Part 2
Fake News Part 2, Dr Skipper, School of Education, University of Glasgow