Illinois Will Start Teaching High Schoolers How To Identify Fake News
September 3, 2021
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4:02Now PlayingIllinois Will Start Teaching High Schoolers How To Identify Fake News
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as posted by the channelThe state of Illinois has adopted new educational standards that will require high school to teach "media literacy" classes, where, among other things, students will learn how to spot fake news. This is a phenomenal idea that almost became a reality several years ago until the Trump administration torpedoed the idea. Media is filled with biases from both sides, and it is incredibly important that people learn how to tell fact from fiction and opinions from data. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this.
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