Topical Currents

Resisting "Fake News" with the News Literacy Project


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Today’s Topical Currents looks at how the “News Literacy Project” empowers students to resist the inaccuracy and bias of “fake news.” Extreme headings lure readers into ad pop-ups. “News-bots” use artificial intelligence to automate stories, while propagandists cleverly post online. The News Literacy Project shows how to identify and fact-check stories in a program of the Miami-Dade Public Library System
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Topical CurrentsBy Joseph Cooper