Stanford Study: High School Students Lack Digital Skills to Spot Fake News
We live in an age when politicians, advertisers, and others develop and distribute fake news to sell their wares. It’s more important than ever for...
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Brian Stelter: Rightwing Media Are Promoting Dangerous Radicalization
Brian Stelter has an always interesting show on CNN on Sunday mornings, where he discusses the media. He is not a “both sides” commentator. Watch...
Did Trump Ignore Warnings that Russians Paid Taliban to Kill Coalition Soldiers?
The New York Times and the Washington reported that a Russian military intelligence unit offered Afghan militants a bounty to kill Coalition forces in Afghanistan....
Study: Watching Sean Hannity Contributed to Spread of Coronavirus
A new study reported in VOX contends that viewers of the Sean Hannity program on FOX News were likely to spread the coronavirus because of...
My Failed Effort to Correct News about the CDC’s Advice to Schools
Something very strange happened yesterday. Some site or sites on Facebook reposted a post I wrote, saying that the CDC recommended an eight-week recess for...
Houston: Community Members and Students Speak Out Against State Takeover of HISD
The following statement was released on New Year’s Day by Community Voices for Public Education, a coalition of parents and students in Houston. As their...
Arthur Camins: Teachers are on the Front Line of the War for Truth, Facts, Evidence
Arthur Camins salutes teachers as the front line warriors in the battle to restore truth, facts, and evidence against the onslaught of the Trump war...
Jack Hassard: Facts Are Facts
Jack Hassard taught science and science teachers for many years. He clings to the old-fashioned idea that “facts are facts.” He is offended by the...