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GoodBlock: Digital Citizenship
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One Week, Five Moments
Pete has a research project due Friday and a phone in his pocket like everybody else. Five moments across five days — and every one of them turns on the same small lie we all tell ourselves: I found it, so I can use it.
Pete
Monday to Friday. One project, one feed.
How much proof is actually enough
Spoiler: it isn't about how many sources you have.
Who actually made this
The first place you saw something is almost never where it came from.
Which check settles it
Some ways of checking feel reassuring and prove nothing.
When you already know
Saying nothing is a choice too, and somebody else pays for it.
Not taking the bait
Walking away and closing the door aren't the same thing.
The Source Check
Pete's writing about the 1930s Dust Bowl. He's found six things online. Build him a stack that would actually hold up — and watch the bar, because it doesn't care how many you add.
The claim he wants to make
"Federal soil conservation programs measurably reduced dust storms by the late 1930s."
Judge all seven, clear the bar, and cite nothing you can't stand behind. 0 of 7 judged
Pete's works cited
Nothing cited yet.
Consulted, not cited
The Credit Trail
Pete wants an illustration for his title slide. He found this one on a big account with two million followers. Click back and see whether that's really where it came from.
How does he credit it?
The One You've Never Heard Of
Pete's friend Della shared this. It looks good, she's earnest, and he's never heard of it. He's got time for three checks before class — pick the ones that would actually settle it.
Della shared this
@brightpaws_rescue_fund · 4,102 followers
Every $10 pulls one more dog off the street before winter. We're 88% to goal. Link in bio. 🐾
The One You Know Is Fake
Different post, and this time there's no mystery — Pete already knows this one's a scam; it was in the news last month. Della doesn't. And it's climbing. Build his response in order.
Della's post
41 shares"Please donate, they lost everything in the fire 💔 every share helps"
Flagged as a known fundraising scam · reported in local news, Oct 14
Tap actions in the order he should do them — each one tells you what it costs
The Toxic Lobby
Project's turned in. Pete's playing a match, and one player won't let up. The reply box is right there and it works. So are three other buttons most people never touch.
Or use the tools
Still to use: Report · Mute or Block
Before You Go
How was this one?