COMBATTING MISINFORMATION

What Can We Do?

Here are a few helpful links to articles and videos that discuss the impact of misinformation, how it spreads on social media, how to recognize it, and how to avoid falling for it:

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• The New York Times

• BBC

• BBC again

• Forbes

• CNN

• Stanford Social Innovation Review

• The Brookings Institute

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Below is a link to Media Smarts; a Canadian non-profit charitable organization for digital and media literacy. The website features several activities, articles, and videos designed to encourage critical thinking and media/digital literacy in kids. The website also features resources for parents and educators.