The U.S. is in the midst of a mind-warping, highly divisive 3-pronged plague, misinformation/mal-information/disinformation. It leads all the way from poor decisions to deadly violence. Finland, recently rated Europe’s most resistant nation to fake news, has an answer. Two years after the 2014 Russian spreading of this plague it began teaching kids in schools how to recognize and respond to it.
Having been a teacher, I’m seldom one to ask schools to take on one more task, but I think this is important. There should be funding for classes so that our kids can grow into alert, critical-thinking adults.
Read about Finland’s program at How Finland starts its fight against fake news in primary schools.