For teachers & students
Fake chat generators for teachers & digital literacy
Make realistic message examples for media-literacy, digital-citizenship and scam-awareness lessons — and teach students how fakes are spotted.
The most effective way to teach students that a screenshot is not proof is to show them how convincing a fake can be — and then how to spot it. Mock Screenshots lets you build realistic message examples for class, from a phishing-style DM to a rumour thread, all clearly watermarked. Pair it with our guide to spotting fakes for a complete lesson on why screenshots need scrutiny.
Why teachers & students use it
Concrete, relatable examples
Students engage more with a realistic WhatsApp or Instagram example than with an abstract description.
Teach the tells
Show a fake, then walk through the status-bar, timestamp and tick giveaways using our spot-a-fake guide.
Safe and clearly fictional
Every free export is watermarked, so classroom material stays unmistakably an example.
No accounts or data
Everything renders in the browser — nothing about your students leaves the device.
A simple workflow
- Build a realistic example — a rumour, a scam DM, a pressured group chat.
- Show it to the class and ask: real or fake?
- Walk through the tells with the "how to spot a fake screenshot" guide.
- Have students try to build one, then critique each other's for realism and red flags.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this appropriate for a classroom?
Yes, when framed as media literacy. Output is watermarked and clearly fictional, and our ethics policy prohibits deceptive use. Pair it with the spot-a-fake guide for a full lesson.
Do students need accounts?
No. There is no sign-up and nothing is stored — everything is generated in the browser.
Every free export is watermarked and clearly fictional — for creative and educational use, not deception. See our Acceptable Use policy.