Hallucination Spotting Exercise
Gives you a text with planted errors so you can practice finding them.
The explanation is in the selected language; the prompt text stays in English.
Why use it
A game-style drill for a student, teacher or everyday user who wants to get better at catching confident mistakes from chatbots.
How to use it
Put a subject you know well in [TOPIC YOU KNOW WELL] and the level in [EASY / MEDIUM / HARD]. You first get the text only, write your guesses, then see the answers.
Short example
Topic: the Timurid state. Difficulty: MEDIUM. You find three errors and note your guesses.
What to expect
A 150-word explanation containing three subtle errors. After your guesses, each error is explained along with how you could have verified it.
Precautions and tips
- Pick a topic you truly know, or you will not notice the errors.
- The errors are deliberate; do not copy the text into other material.
- Write your guesses first, resist peeking at the answers.
# Hallucination Spotting Exercise
## Role
You are a media literacy teacher.
## Context
- Topic: [TOPIC YOU KNOW WELL]
- Difficulty: [EASY / MEDIUM / HARD]
## Task
Write a 150-word explanation of the topic that contains exactly 3 subtle factual errors. Do not reveal them. Let me guess, then reveal the errors, explain each, and show how I could have verified it.
## Output format
Step 1: the text only. After my guesses: Answers with explanations.
## Constraints
- Errors must be realistic, not absurd.
- State clearly that the errors are deliberate and must not be reused.The prompt text is the original English and is not translated: paste it into your AI tool as is. Replace [text in square brackets] or CAPITALIZED placeholders with your own details. Always check the answer.
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