Common Sense Media breaks media verification into four steps using the SIFT method, a routine that asks readers to Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, and Trace claims to their ...

The event emphasized that efforts to enhance digital media literacy should be transformed into a policy tool aimed at ...

At some point, swimming in the endless sea of information became too onerous of a task. Although the digital sphere has made content far more accessible than ever, some say media literacy and critical ...

It is imperative that our students come to a learning environment that allows appropriate investigations, engagement, and hands on experiences with media. There is no doubt that the media plays an ...

The Instagram headline was pithy and alarming: “Head of Pfizer Research: Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization.” And the report, from a murky source, could have had real-world consequences, coming in ...

Examples of fake news stories shared on Facebook by a site posing as a news source, PeaceData, which the research firm Graphika says was part of a Kremlin-backed operation to steer voters away from ...

Think of all the things you read in a day — emails, books, and the news. What about Facebook posts, Instagram captions, Tweets, editorials, ads, and subtitles? How about maps, memes, and infographics?

Almost 70% of surveyed parents with 13- to 17-year olds at home believe teens have it harder compared to previous generations, the Pew Research Center found in an August poll. The reason, according to ...

Tech experts, lawmakers and other public officials have long been warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence — especially when it comes to doctored or fake news sources. As such, schools ...

Children and adults alike get bombarded with questionable information every day, whether it’s fake TikTok videos on the war in Ukraine, targeted ads on Facebook, or disinformation on climate change on ...