Investigate a claim by judging each document, and learn the hard way that one lone forgery can sink your verdict.
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How to play
Each case presents a claim and a stack of source documents, letters, photos, articles and more. Mark each source Accept or Reject, then deliver a verdict on whether the claim is supported. Scoring rewards trusting reliable, corroborated evidence and punishes accepting a lone or forged document.
Read the claim and weigh every source against it
Accept the sources you trust as evidence; reject the rest
Deliver your verdict, supported or refuted
Accept only reliable sources that another reliable source independently corroborates
Controls
Desktop: click Accept or Reject on each source, then click Deliver Verdict
Phone & tablet: tap the Accept/Reject buttons and Deliver
Tips & strategy
A single document that nothing else backs up is risky, corroboration is what makes evidence trustworthy
Forgeries are designed to look convincing; rejecting one is worth more than accepting two genuine sources
Easy, Medium and Hard add more documents and trickier forgeries
What you'll learn
Source Check is a media-literacy and historiography game about evaluating evidence and corroboration, vital skills for any reader.
Skills: media literacy, historiography, evaluating sources, corroboration
Best for: roughly grades 8–12 (ages 13+)
For parents & teachers: the core skills of media literacy.
About Source Check
Source Check is an original media-literacy and historiography game about evaluating evidence and corroboration. Play free in your browser with daily and practice cases.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
