Adrian and Devin speak with Mike Webb from the News Literacy Project about how fake news and misinformation have mislead people. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: The Rise in Misinformation (2:30)

• When did being loose with the truth and pushing conspiracy theories take hold in our politics?
• How do we protect freedom of speech while controlling the level of misinformation on the internet?
• 7 Areas of a Credible News Source
• Break: Soul Searching

2nd Segment: Separating Fact from Fiction (10:11)

• What tips can you give us to make sure we stick to the PEP method when faced with ignorance or intolerance to facts?
• How do we weed out bad experts and combat facts when they come from sources that are credible to some but not to others?
• Could Social Media or Congress do more to help?
• Lateral Reading
• What role do Americans have in allowing misinformation to spread?
• Only hearing information you want to hear
• Break: Company (Josh Johnson)

3rd Segment: Awareness for News Literacy (25:35)

• How do we go about making sure that steps like this are beneficial and do not push certain agendas or biases?
• What community outreach services need to be included to make sure adults get the same level of resources as our students?
• What needs to be done to help heal the relationship between the media and Americans?
• Break: Take That Back

Final Message (38:00)

• Break: Lifelong

Ending (45:11)

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