Growing partisanship fuels fake news – but we can stop its spread

Evidence suggests you can teach students to spot fake stories, say Joseph Kahne and Benjamin Bowyer

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January 27, 2017

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February 16, 2017

Joseph Kahne Benjamin Bowyer

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