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News Literacy Project
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The Nov. 24, 2020, issue of our Get Smart About News newsletter.
U.S. Politics
GSAN: Be factful | Vaccine misinformation | COVID-19 comics — News Literacy Project
newslit.org
2 days ago
News Literacy Project
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- U.S. Politics
Column: Our democracy is fighting a bad case of ‘truth decay’
yahoo.com - Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune
Surely I’m not the only American who is reminded by President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede of the loony scene with the Black Knight in “Monty …
17 hours ago
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- Education
Americans Risk Losing the Ability to Govern Ourselves. Better Civics Education Can Help
edweek.org - Charles Salter
The case for a civics graduation requirement We are living in perilous times for our democracy. For centuries, fights over who can participate in our …
2 days ago
News Literacy Project
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- Facebook
Roiled by Election, Facebook Struggles to Balance Civility and Growth
The New York Times - Kevin Roose, Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel
SAN FRANCISCO — In the tense days after the presidential election, a team of Facebook employees presented the chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, with an alarming finding: Election-related misinformation...
2 days ago
News Literacy Project
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- Genetics
PolitiFact | No, COVID-19 vaccines won’t alter your DNA and control you
politifact.com
Two companies have announced promising early results from their coronavirus vaccine trials, cheering some Americans as COVID-19 cases surge. Other …
2 days ago
News Literacy Project
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- Pennsylvania
PolitiFact | Joe Biden did not hire the mob to fabricate ballots in Philadelphia
politifact.com
On Nov. 16, the Buffalo Chronicle story was shared on Twitter by attorney Jordan Sekulow, who — along with his father Jay Sekulow — is a member of …
2 days ago