News Literacy Project
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🎉 And ... WE ARE BACK!
🚀 Today, we're excited to launch the best Checkology® yet - your destination for news literacy tools.
➕ The virtual classroom is now available on Clever, a free, seamless edtech solution.
🔗 Get started with our Back-to-School Toolkit: go.newslit.org/Back2School
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🚀 Today, we're excited to launch the best Checkology® yet - your destination for news literacy tools.
➕ The virtual classroom is now available on Clever, a free, seamless edtech solution.
🔗 Get started with our Back-to-School Toolkit: go.newslit.org/Back2School
#EdTech
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Finland's preschool classrooms lead the fight against fake news | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/fake-news-classrooms-finland-russia-194b32d8829838bfe47469d6ff357689
Great initiative that can be taken as an example...
#ai #fakenews #influencing #propaganda
https://apnews.com/article/fake-news-classrooms-finland-russia-194b32d8829838bfe47469d6ff357689
Great initiative that can be taken as an example...
#ai #fakenews #influencing #propaganda
Finland's battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especially from Russia.
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Finland's preschool classrooms lead the fight against fake news | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/fake-news-classrooms-finland-russia-194b32d8829838bfe47469d6ff357689
Great initiative that can be taken as an example...
#ai #fakenews #influencing #propaganda
https://apnews.com/article/fake-news-classrooms-finland-russia-194b32d8829838bfe47469d6ff357689
Great initiative that can be taken as an example...
#ai #fakenews #influencing #propaganda
"What’s interesting about #NewsLiteracy workshops is that they tend to challenge people’s set ways of thinking, how they consume news, how they see the world, & what they view on their algorithms." - Indiana University Northwest #librarian Nicholas Casas
Read more in our Insider Spotlight ⤵️
Read more in our Insider Spotlight ⤵️
Insider Spotlight: Nicholas Casas - The News Literacy Project
This month, our featured educator is Nicholas Casas, a librarian at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana.
go.newslit.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
"What’s interesting about #NewsLiteracy workshops is that they tend to challenge people’s set ways of thinking, how they consume news, how they see the world, & what they view on their algorithms." - Indiana University Northwest #librarian Nicholas Casas
Read more in our Insider Spotlight ⤵️
Read more in our Insider Spotlight ⤵️
And, as our 2024 teen survey showed, 94% of teens want #MediaLiteracy education. But just 39% of teens reporting receiving any such instruction: bit.ly/NewsLiteracy...
The need + the desire has never been more clear.
The need + the desire has never been more clear.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
And, as our 2024 teen survey showed, 94% of teens want #MediaLiteracy education. But just 39% of teens reporting receiving any such instruction: bit.ly/NewsLiteracy...
The need + the desire has never been more clear.
The need + the desire has never been more clear.
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Saw this image being passed around on this here site and a lot of people engaging with it as legit. Remember - check everything!
❌ NO: This is not a genuine photo of an ICE agent involved in the shooting that killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
✔️ The unmasked image was created by the AI chatbot Grok by digitally altering an authentic visual.
🔗 Read more on RumorGuard: go.newslit.org/ICEagentAI
✔️ The unmasked image was created by the AI chatbot Grok by digitally altering an authentic visual.
🔗 Read more on RumorGuard: go.newslit.org/ICEagentAI
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Saw this image being passed around on this here site and a lot of people engaging with it as legit. Remember - check everything!
❌ NO: This is not a genuine photo of an ICE agent involved in the shooting that killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
✔️ The unmasked image was created by the AI chatbot Grok by digitally altering an authentic visual.
🔗 Read more on RumorGuard: go.newslit.org/ICEagentAI
✔️ The unmasked image was created by the AI chatbot Grok by digitally altering an authentic visual.
🔗 Read more on RumorGuard: go.newslit.org/ICEagentAI
January 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM
❌ NO: This is not a genuine photo of an ICE agent involved in the shooting that killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
✔️ The unmasked image was created by the AI chatbot Grok by digitally altering an authentic visual.
🔗 Read more on RumorGuard: go.newslit.org/ICEagentAI
✔️ The unmasked image was created by the AI chatbot Grok by digitally altering an authentic visual.
🔗 Read more on RumorGuard: go.newslit.org/ICEagentAI
📢 NEW series: "Spill the Ink" goes behind the scenes with a journalist. Today, follow the work of @stltoday.com staff photographer Liz Rymarev.
🎞 Watch: youtube.com/shorts/3wptN...
#SpillTheInk
#Journalism
🎞 Watch: youtube.com/shorts/3wptN...
#SpillTheInk
#Journalism
Spill the Ink: Liz Rymarev, staff photographer for St. Louis Post-Dispatch
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
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January 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
📢 NEW series: "Spill the Ink" goes behind the scenes with a journalist. Today, follow the work of @stltoday.com staff photographer Liz Rymarev.
🎞 Watch: youtube.com/shorts/3wptN...
#SpillTheInk
#Journalism
🎞 Watch: youtube.com/shorts/3wptN...
#SpillTheInk
#Journalism
🎯 "What’s more, young people who work alongside professionals to create news understand its value, & become invested in its survival."
#Journalism
#Journalism
NEW OP-ED by Leah Clapman, founder of @reportinglabs.bsky.social.
The journalism industry is losing future generations — here’s what we can do.
niemanreports.org/teen-media-f...
The journalism industry is losing future generations — here’s what we can do.
niemanreports.org/teen-media-f...
Youth Media and the Future of News - Nieman Reports
The journalism industry is losing future generations, writes Leah Clapman, founder of PBS News Student Reporting Labs.
niemanreports.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
🎯 "What’s more, young people who work alongside professionals to create news understand its value, & become invested in its survival."
#Journalism
#Journalism
2/ More from @karayorio.bsky.social's story: "No matter the technology, platform, source of information, or subject matter, the basics of media & #NewsLiteracy instruction remain the same. It starts with knowing what makes a credible source & the editorial standards used by quality journalists."
Fact-Finding: Teaching News and Media Literacy Skills
In a time of deep distrust and widespread propaganda, news and media literacy skills are more vital than ever.
www.schoollibraryjournal.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
2/ More from @karayorio.bsky.social's story: "No matter the technology, platform, source of information, or subject matter, the basics of media & #NewsLiteracy instruction remain the same. It starts with knowing what makes a credible source & the editorial standards used by quality journalists."
1/ "There is perhaps nothing more important right now than knowing how to separate fact from falsehood, to spot & stop #misinformation & manipulation."
Great @slj.com article by @karayorio.bsky.social that dives into NLP's student surveys & quotes educators about the urgent need for news literacy.
Great @slj.com article by @karayorio.bsky.social that dives into NLP's student surveys & quotes educators about the urgent need for news literacy.
Fact-Finding: Teaching News and Media Literacy Skills
In a time of deep distrust and widespread propaganda, news and media literacy skills are more vital than ever.
www.schoollibraryjournal.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
1/ "There is perhaps nothing more important right now than knowing how to separate fact from falsehood, to spot & stop #misinformation & manipulation."
Great @slj.com article by @karayorio.bsky.social that dives into NLP's student surveys & quotes educators about the urgent need for news literacy.
Great @slj.com article by @karayorio.bsky.social that dives into NLP's student surveys & quotes educators about the urgent need for news literacy.
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Did you see this image depicting Nicolas Maduro in US custody?
I tracked down the X user behind it, who has fewer than 100 followers. He created the fake with Google Gemini's Nano Banana Pro within 20 minutes of Donald Trump announcing the operation.
www.barrons.com/news/never-e...
I tracked down the X user behind it, who has fewer than 100 followers. He created the fake with Google Gemini's Nano Banana Pro within 20 minutes of Donald Trump announcing the operation.
www.barrons.com/news/never-e...
January 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Did you see this image depicting Nicolas Maduro in US custody?
I tracked down the X user behind it, who has fewer than 100 followers. He created the fake with Google Gemini's Nano Banana Pro within 20 minutes of Donald Trump announcing the operation.
www.barrons.com/news/never-e...
I tracked down the X user behind it, who has fewer than 100 followers. He created the fake with Google Gemini's Nano Banana Pro within 20 minutes of Donald Trump announcing the operation.
www.barrons.com/news/never-e...
🚨 In just one week, 2026 has already been full of major breaking news. As a reminder, reporting on & verifying the facts on a developing story take time & bad actors fill news voids with fakes & propaganda.
Here are some basic tips ⤵️
🔗 bit.ly/BreakingNews...
Here are some basic tips ⤵️
🔗 bit.ly/BreakingNews...
January 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
🚨 In just one week, 2026 has already been full of major breaking news. As a reminder, reporting on & verifying the facts on a developing story take time & bad actors fill news voids with fakes & propaganda.
Here are some basic tips ⤵️
🔗 bit.ly/BreakingNews...
Here are some basic tips ⤵️
🔗 bit.ly/BreakingNews...
❤️ You like a creator's post on a social media platform.
🤔 The next time you open the app, you start seeing more posts from that creator & others like them.
🤖 That's the algorithm at work.
💡 Educators: Check out our Checkology lesson led by @miasato.bsky.social: bit.ly/AlgorithmsLe...
#EdTech
🤔 The next time you open the app, you start seeing more posts from that creator & others like them.
🤖 That's the algorithm at work.
💡 Educators: Check out our Checkology lesson led by @miasato.bsky.social: bit.ly/AlgorithmsLe...
#EdTech
January 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
❤️ You like a creator's post on a social media platform.
🤔 The next time you open the app, you start seeing more posts from that creator & others like them.
🤖 That's the algorithm at work.
💡 Educators: Check out our Checkology lesson led by @miasato.bsky.social: bit.ly/AlgorithmsLe...
#EdTech
🤔 The next time you open the app, you start seeing more posts from that creator & others like them.
🤖 That's the algorithm at work.
💡 Educators: Check out our Checkology lesson led by @miasato.bsky.social: bit.ly/AlgorithmsLe...
#EdTech
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❌ NO: These are not authentic photos of captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody. They are AI fakes.
🚩 Bad actors quickly exploit major news events to advance ideological goals & spread confusion through false claims & clickbait.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/MaduroPhotos
🚩 Bad actors quickly exploit major news events to advance ideological goals & spread confusion through false claims & clickbait.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/MaduroPhotos
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
❌ NO: These are not authentic photos of captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody. They are AI fakes.
🚩 Bad actors quickly exploit major news events to advance ideological goals & spread confusion through false claims & clickbait.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/MaduroPhotos
🚩 Bad actors quickly exploit major news events to advance ideological goals & spread confusion through false claims & clickbait.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/MaduroPhotos
❌ NO: These are not authentic photos of captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody. They are AI fakes.
🚩 Bad actors quickly exploit major news events to advance ideological goals & spread confusion through false claims & clickbait.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/MaduroPhotos
🚩 Bad actors quickly exploit major news events to advance ideological goals & spread confusion through false claims & clickbait.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/MaduroPhotos
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
❌ NO: These are not authentic photos of captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody. They are AI fakes.
🚩 Bad actors quickly exploit major news events to advance ideological goals & spread confusion through false claims & clickbait.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/MaduroPhotos
🚩 Bad actors quickly exploit major news events to advance ideological goals & spread confusion through false claims & clickbait.
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/MaduroPhotos
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I teach our kids this at home. It would be nice to see a concerted effort at some point in the future to teach kids about mis- and disinformation.
#goodnews #finland #education #fakenews
#goodnews #finland #education #fakenews
Finland's battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I teach our kids this at home. It would be nice to see a concerted effort at some point in the future to teach kids about mis- and disinformation.
#goodnews #finland #education #fakenews
#goodnews #finland #education #fakenews
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News and Media Literacy for All, AI Awareness and the Research Process: webinar on 2/19/26 at 3:30 pm PT newslitproject.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @cadepted.bsky.social @newslit.org
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: News and Media Literacy for All, AI Awareness and the Research Process. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: News and Media Literacy for All, AI Awareness and the Research Process. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
newslitproject.zoom.us
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
News and Media Literacy for All, AI Awareness and the Research Process: webinar on 2/19/26 at 3:30 pm PT newslitproject.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @cadepted.bsky.social @newslit.org
Join us in 4️⃣ weeks for this FREE event designed to help educators empower students to navigate today's AI-laden info landscape.
Sign up: go.newslit.org/Feb3NLP2026
#NewsLiteracyWeek @hannahcov.bsky.social
Sign up: go.newslit.org/Feb3NLP2026
#NewsLiteracyWeek @hannahcov.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Join us in 4️⃣ weeks for this FREE event designed to help educators empower students to navigate today's AI-laden info landscape.
Sign up: go.newslit.org/Feb3NLP2026
#NewsLiteracyWeek @hannahcov.bsky.social
Sign up: go.newslit.org/Feb3NLP2026
#NewsLiteracyWeek @hannahcov.bsky.social
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Finland teaches how to recognize and dismiss propaganda and disinformation, including AI slop, as a civic skill in its schools, even with the very youngest students. We need this taught in every classroom across the world!
apnews.com/article/fake...
#Finland #propaganda #AISlop #misinformation
apnews.com/article/fake...
#Finland #propaganda #AISlop #misinformation
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Finland teaches how to recognize and dismiss propaganda and disinformation, including AI slop, as a civic skill in its schools, even with the very youngest students. We need this taught in every classroom across the world!
apnews.com/article/fake...
#Finland #propaganda #AISlop #misinformation
apnews.com/article/fake...
#Finland #propaganda #AISlop #misinformation
We don't start quite that young, but we have free resources for educators teaching kids as young as fourth-graders: newslit.org
The News Literacy Project
Get news literacy resources that help you teach media literacy education. Join the News Literacy Project to strengthen critical thinking and spot misinformation
newslit.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
We don't start quite that young, but we have free resources for educators teaching kids as young as fourth-graders: newslit.org
We're working on it!
January 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
We're working on it!
⚠️ From distorting current events to supplying wrong answers via chatbots, artificial intelligence played a big role in how falsehoods spread last year.
That's not likely to change in 2026.
👀 ICYMI: Our year in #misinformation + #NewsLiteracy tips for the new year: go.newslit.org/AIMisinfo2025
That's not likely to change in 2026.
👀 ICYMI: Our year in #misinformation + #NewsLiteracy tips for the new year: go.newslit.org/AIMisinfo2025
2025 year in review: AI misinformation - The News Literacy Project
Artificial intelligence tools evolved from an online oddity to a routine part of many people’s lives in 2025. News literacy can help you spot AI misinformation.
go.newslit.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
⚠️ From distorting current events to supplying wrong answers via chatbots, artificial intelligence played a big role in how falsehoods spread last year.
That's not likely to change in 2026.
👀 ICYMI: Our year in #misinformation + #NewsLiteracy tips for the new year: go.newslit.org/AIMisinfo2025
That's not likely to change in 2026.
👀 ICYMI: Our year in #misinformation + #NewsLiteracy tips for the new year: go.newslit.org/AIMisinfo2025
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We’ve seen how everyday habits like questioning sources and checking context make a real difference in navigating today’s media landscape.
1/ "In today’s information ecosystem, skepticism is essential — but cynicism is corrosive. When young people are equipped with both the tools & the trusted platforms to think critically, they’re better able to shape their world with facts, not fear." - NLP's Ebonee Otoo for @the74.bsky.social
Can Gen Z Save Journalism? Only If They’re Taught How to Trust Again
Otoo and Davis: Some skepticism is good, helping readers avoid misinformation. But it can curdle into cynicism, isolating them from civic dialogue.
www.the74million.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We’ve seen how everyday habits like questioning sources and checking context make a real difference in navigating today’s media landscape.
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
Join us in a month for National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com!
📅 Feb. 2-6
ℹ️ A week to provide educators + others with the resources to help students navigate today’s info landscape more skillfully.
📌 newsliteracyweek.org
📅 Feb. 2-6
ℹ️ A week to provide educators + others with the resources to help students navigate today’s info landscape more skillfully.
📌 newsliteracyweek.org
National News Literacy Week - The News Literacy Project
National News Literacy Week provides educators with the tools and resources they need to help students navigate today’s information landscape more skillfully.
newsliteracyweek.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Join us in a month for National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com!
📅 Feb. 2-6
ℹ️ A week to provide educators + others with the resources to help students navigate today’s info landscape more skillfully.
📌 newsliteracyweek.org
📅 Feb. 2-6
ℹ️ A week to provide educators + others with the resources to help students navigate today’s info landscape more skillfully.
📌 newsliteracyweek.org
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This is smart advice from @mims.bsky.social & as a person designed to absorb everything it’s taken me a lot of effort to accomplish but worth it. Not just a meaningful contribution to media literacy but good for your mental health too apple.news/A-nXddUpSQzm...
Analysis | Your Key Survival Skill for 2026: Critical Ignoring — The Wall Street Journal
In an age of endless low-quality information, it’s time to fight our instinct to seek out and absorb all we can. It takes practice.
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This is smart advice from @mims.bsky.social & as a person designed to absorb everything it’s taken me a lot of effort to accomplish but worth it. Not just a meaningful contribution to media literacy but good for your mental health too apple.news/A-nXddUpSQzm...