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UnHackathon 2023

Design Challenge

Discovering how to spot fake news and sneaky tricks online can turn you into a super-smart digital detective! By learning about disinformation, you’ll boost your brainpower, become internet-savvy, and be an awesome digital citizen. 🌎🚀🔍

UnHackathon – Submission

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Terms and Conditions for The #UnHackathon

Eligibility: The #UnHackathon (“Contest”) is open to all students enrolled in grades 3-12, as of the date of entry.

Contest Period: The Contest begins on May 6 and ends on May 21 at 12PM EST (“Contest Period”). All entries must be received within the Contest Period to be eligible for consideration.

How to Enter: To enter the Contest, participants must submit their contest entries at UnHackathon.ca during the Contest Period. All entries must be submitted in the specified format, as outlined in the instructions.

Judging: Entries will be judged by a panel of judges selected by the Contest Organizer, based on the following criteria posted at UnHackathon.ca.

Please note that all prizes are non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and have no cash value. Prizes must be accepted as awarded, without substitutions.

Winner Notification: Winners will be notified by email at the email address provided during entry submission within 14 days after the Contest Period ends. Winners must claim their prizes within 30 days of notification. Failure to claim the prize within the specified time may result in forfeiture of the prize, and an alternate winner may be selected.

Consent and Release: By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and the decisions of the Contest Organizer and judges. Participants also agree to release, indemnify, and hold harmless the Contest Organizer, its employees, agents, and representatives from any liability, claims, or damages arising out of their participation in the Contest or the acceptance or use of any prize.

General: The Contest Organizer reserves the right to amend, suspend, or cancel the Contest at any time without prior notice, for any reason, including, but not limited to, technical, administrative, or other issues. The Contest Organizer’s decisions on all matters relating to the Contest are final and binding on all participants.
The Design Challenge

Your challenge is to create your own list of Key Indicators of Deception for spotting disinformation. What do you think are the red flags of an online scam, a misleading news article, or a false advertising campaign?

Conduct Your Research

Using the CRISP Scan techniques (and others below), do some online research to spot disinformation. Good places to look are newsfeeds, social media and privacy policies.

Create Your Entry

Once you have your list of Key Indicators of Deception, create your entry to educate others about your list. You can make anything: video, blog, podcast, poster, song, webpage, game, whatever.

Submit Your Entry

Submit your creation on UnHackathon.ca. Don’t forget to review the judging guidelines to make sure your entry gets full marks!

About Disinformation

Research Resources

Below are 2 outstanding Canadian resources for learning HOW to spot disinformation with great examples.

Civix
CTRL-F
Student-Facing Site
MediaSmarts
Break the Fake
BreakTheFake.ca

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