Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools

Are Republicans already unironically upset that the majority of examples of misinformation are from conservative sources?

I don’t like the headline description of this because I really hate the term “fake news”, given who originated it (or at least who popularized it). Reading the article though, CA seems to refer to it as “media literacy”, which seems more apt, that or “critical thinking skills” would be so much better. Just anything other than the term “fake news”.

I mean, we learned all about citing and sources in 8th grade social studies.

News is supposed to tell you what happened not how to feel about it. When you notice an article is using a lot of emotionally charged language, that’s a good sign to check the facts (if there are any)

I still remember a 2 day assignment we had of finding scientific articles, and classifying them as trustworthy or not. Ie, was it in a peer reviewed journal vs a study at a "clinic" that has bias in the outcome. I remember that to this day and feel like it was a major shift toward my ability to think critically

Internet shizzos will believe this is indoctrination and brainwashing

I know adults who need to take that class.

I can already hear Republicans writing up a ban on this type of class in Florida.

Is this real? I can't tell.

Thinking critically about internet content

Random confession bear meme on the board

"Ok class. What are some things wrong with this meme? Samantha?"

"It's not actually confessing anything?"

"Correct!"

fully expect the entire right wing media aparatus to be demonizing this as something ridiculous as brainwashing kids against facts and truth, and "LIBERALS REQUIRE FORCED INDOCTRINATION TO MAKE KIDS ACCEPT THEIR LIES".

Something we need, not just in schools but outside as well.

Nearly every act of racism, bigotry, xenophobia, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia ever committed has been committed by conservatives.

We should be teaching our children why it is immoral to do business or keep relationships with conservatives.

This, frankly, is an incredible move. Hopefully us Europeans take notice and consider implementing something similar.

That's the news. That's an ad.

So what is this: Research, learning logical fallacies and critical thinking OR Trust the government, authority and sanctioned 'experts'? 🤔

Nice! I had that when I grew up actually!

I'm 38.

It has been the one most useful thing I learned in any school honestly

"You will each write an essay, to be handed in to me, on the ways you recognize and kill werewolves. I want two rolls of parchment on the subject, and I want them by Monday morning ....."

Why are we allowing it to be called "fake news" rather than what we should be calling it, which is, just totally made up?

How is it not lying to the public, how is that not illegal?

It's not even at the level of positive/negative interpretation of news events so that it benefits a political viewpoint. It is simply straight up made up lies.

Who decides what is fake?

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This is what peak Communism looks like

Can’t wait to see them teach kids “anyone who disagrees with you is wrong”.

Looks like they aren’t teaching critical thinking only telling the kids what is “fake news”.

Remember when they told us there were WMDs in Iraq? Well if you questioned the narrative then you were called a liar, disloyal to your people or outright fake news.

Now we all know the official story was horse shit and wmds never existed.

So, again, what are they really teaching these kids?

If they believe 500 were killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza they must fail the class immediately xD