Friday, June 21, 2019

Youth Combat Fake News


1.      The article “Students in Ukraine Learn How To Spot Fake Stories, Propaganda And Hate Speech”  details how students in Ukraine are learning to recognize fake news through a program created by the International Research & Exchange Board (IREX). According to the article, “kids who received the modified lessons performed better in all media-analysis skills, such as distinguishing facts and opinions, identifying hate speech, and noticing where information had been omitted.” In a society where people take the information, they find on social media at face value, programs like these are necessary to equip the public with the skills to discern fact from fiction. [1 image, 1 link, 1 quotation, 104 words]

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