Teach students to navigate fake news, say researchers

Universities should be providing students with the skills to understand and handle media manipulation, say academics behind a new study

Published on
January 2, 2017
Last updated
February 16, 2017
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"Universities should teach students skills to help them navigate the potential hazards of “fake news” and media manipulation on social media sites, according to the authors of research on the topic." It should begin in elementary school. After all, kids are already surfing the net well before they get to university.

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