In an age where fake news is becoming more prolific and more convincing, it is becoming extremely important to teach the next generation how to determine if information is relevant and true. Recently, states have been pushing for laws that would require “schools to teach media literacy,” hopefully increasing awareness and independence of thought when online. Further, “school librarians” have already begun to teach this skill to younger people. MediaWise is a new project backed by Google with a similar goal to teach children to separate fact from fiction. These laws and organizations will be extremely important for years to come as more aware people will lead to better and more informed voting decisions.
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