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Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools

Original post made on Nov 21, 2023

Pushing back against the surge of misinformation online, California will now require all K-12 students to learn media literacy skills -- such as recognizing fake news and thinking critically about what they encounter on the internet.

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Posted by redhawk524
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on Nov 21, 2023 at 9:08 pm
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I kind of wonder if this is teaching kids about skepticism about taking the media at face value, or if it is about training kids to see things the state doesn't like as "misinformation". You should train kids to think critically and question and investigate what they see in the media. You should not promote censorship. If your position is based upon solid methodology and rigor, there is no need to suppress anything. You should be able to defend your position on its merits. If you need to suppress "misinformation", it calls into question how strong your merits actually are.

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