News Literacy Project
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News Literacy Project
@newslit.org
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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
#EdTech
🚀 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
🤔 Want to know about that new social media trend your teen brings up at Thanksgiving?
👀 Looking for tips on how to talk about algorithms, AI slop & more with young people?
👉🏾 Check out this month's edition of Scroll Smarter, our newsletter for families: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmarter...
👀 Looking for tips on how to talk about algorithms, AI slop & more with young people?
👉🏾 Check out this month's edition of Scroll Smarter, our newsletter for families: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmarter...
Scroll Smarter: Instagram’s ‘PG-13 rating’ - The News Literacy Project
Instagram’s new content moderation guidelines for teen accounts, explaining algorithms to kids, 6-7 origins, and a News Literacy Project video about the Sora app.
newslit.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🤔 Want to know about that new social media trend your teen brings up at Thanksgiving?
👀 Looking for tips on how to talk about algorithms, AI slop & more with young people?
👉🏾 Check out this month's edition of Scroll Smarter, our newsletter for families: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmarter...
👀 Looking for tips on how to talk about algorithms, AI slop & more with young people?
👉🏾 Check out this month's edition of Scroll Smarter, our newsletter for families: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmarter...
💡 Put news literacy into action!
✏️ In our NEW Capstone activity, students work through a fictional scenario & develop a personal code of ethics for the info they seek, share & produce.
🔗 Log into Checkology® to access versions for both middle & high school: go.newslit.org/Checkology
✏️ In our NEW Capstone activity, students work through a fictional scenario & develop a personal code of ethics for the info they seek, share & produce.
🔗 Log into Checkology® to access versions for both middle & high school: go.newslit.org/Checkology
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
💡 Put news literacy into action!
✏️ In our NEW Capstone activity, students work through a fictional scenario & develop a personal code of ethics for the info they seek, share & produce.
🔗 Log into Checkology® to access versions for both middle & high school: go.newslit.org/Checkology
✏️ In our NEW Capstone activity, students work through a fictional scenario & develop a personal code of ethics for the info they seek, share & produce.
🔗 Log into Checkology® to access versions for both middle & high school: go.newslit.org/Checkology
😰 Are you dreading the moment when a family member will surely bring up a viral falsehood this holiday season?
✨ We can't guarantee success, but here are six tips for holding productive, fact-based conversations: zurl.co/QEAbD
✨ We can't guarantee success, but here are six tips for holding productive, fact-based conversations: zurl.co/QEAbD
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
😰 Are you dreading the moment when a family member will surely bring up a viral falsehood this holiday season?
✨ We can't guarantee success, but here are six tips for holding productive, fact-based conversations: zurl.co/QEAbD
✨ We can't guarantee success, but here are six tips for holding productive, fact-based conversations: zurl.co/QEAbD
One of these viral “nature” videos isn’t what it seems… 👀
Can you spot the AI fake in this week’s #2TruthsandAI? Tell us what gave it away, and which news literacy skills you used to make your guess!
Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/nTpgO...
Can you spot the AI fake in this week’s #2TruthsandAI? Tell us what gave it away, and which news literacy skills you used to make your guess!
Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/nTpgO...
Two Truths & AI: Nature videos #2TruthsAndAI
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
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November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
One of these viral “nature” videos isn’t what it seems… 👀
Can you spot the AI fake in this week’s #2TruthsandAI? Tell us what gave it away, and which news literacy skills you used to make your guess!
Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/nTpgO...
Can you spot the AI fake in this week’s #2TruthsandAI? Tell us what gave it away, and which news literacy skills you used to make your guess!
Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/nTpgO...
🤔 What feels right or bold can provide a false sense of authenticity. AI can also mimic this authenticity.
ℹ️ This is why it's so critical to be able to identify the purpose of content. Is a piece of information trying to inform you or sell you a product?
🎞 Video: youtube.com/shorts/e82Bc...
ℹ️ This is why it's so critical to be able to identify the purpose of content. Is a piece of information trying to inform you or sell you a product?
🎞 Video: youtube.com/shorts/e82Bc...
Health and wellness sources #NewsLiteracy
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🤔 What feels right or bold can provide a false sense of authenticity. AI can also mimic this authenticity.
ℹ️ This is why it's so critical to be able to identify the purpose of content. Is a piece of information trying to inform you or sell you a product?
🎞 Video: youtube.com/shorts/e82Bc...
ℹ️ This is why it's so critical to be able to identify the purpose of content. Is a piece of information trying to inform you or sell you a product?
🎞 Video: youtube.com/shorts/e82Bc...
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Think before you share
😠 Did a social media post immediately evoke anger?
😁 Did a social media post immediately make you grin in agreement?
💡 Posts that tug at our emotions can cause us to share, like or comment without verifying the facts. Instead:
- Pause
- Take a deep breath
- And do a fact-check
#NewsLiteracy
😁 Did a social media post immediately make you grin in agreement?
💡 Posts that tug at our emotions can cause us to share, like or comment without verifying the facts. Instead:
- Pause
- Take a deep breath
- And do a fact-check
#NewsLiteracy
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Think before you share
😠 Did a social media post immediately evoke anger?
😁 Did a social media post immediately make you grin in agreement?
💡 Posts that tug at our emotions can cause us to share, like or comment without verifying the facts. Instead:
- Pause
- Take a deep breath
- And do a fact-check
#NewsLiteracy
😁 Did a social media post immediately make you grin in agreement?
💡 Posts that tug at our emotions can cause us to share, like or comment without verifying the facts. Instead:
- Pause
- Take a deep breath
- And do a fact-check
#NewsLiteracy
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
😠 Did a social media post immediately evoke anger?
😁 Did a social media post immediately make you grin in agreement?
💡 Posts that tug at our emotions can cause us to share, like or comment without verifying the facts. Instead:
- Pause
- Take a deep breath
- And do a fact-check
#NewsLiteracy
😁 Did a social media post immediately make you grin in agreement?
💡 Posts that tug at our emotions can cause us to share, like or comment without verifying the facts. Instead:
- Pause
- Take a deep breath
- And do a fact-check
#NewsLiteracy
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“America does not have a full accounting of itself without the historic Black press.” Because they told unvarnished stories of labor, resilience, and fortitude, themes that can serve as a beacon for journalism in a democracy. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... via @csmonitor.bsky.social
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
www.csmonitor.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“America does not have a full accounting of itself without the historic Black press.” Because they told unvarnished stories of labor, resilience, and fortitude, themes that can serve as a beacon for journalism in a democracy. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... via @csmonitor.bsky.social
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This widespread image purporting to show one of Donald Trump's supporters wearing an "I don't care if Trump is a pedophile" shirt is doctored.
The original is from 2018 and shows the man in generic campaign attire supporting the 2020 Republican ticket.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
The original is from 2018 and shows the man in generic campaign attire supporting the 2020 Republican ticket.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This widespread image purporting to show one of Donald Trump's supporters wearing an "I don't care if Trump is a pedophile" shirt is doctored.
The original is from 2018 and shows the man in generic campaign attire supporting the 2020 Republican ticket.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
The original is from 2018 and shows the man in generic campaign attire supporting the 2020 Republican ticket.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
🗓️ Giving Tuesday is 2 weeks away!
💗 Join us in shaping a fact-based future by making a gift, starting your own fundraiser or by sharing our website with friends & family: newslit.org
➕ Thanks to philanthropic leaders Melanie & Richard Lundquist, all gifts made Nov. 30-Dec. 6 will be tripled!
💗 Join us in shaping a fact-based future by making a gift, starting your own fundraiser or by sharing our website with friends & family: newslit.org
➕ Thanks to philanthropic leaders Melanie & Richard Lundquist, all gifts made Nov. 30-Dec. 6 will be tripled!
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🗓️ Giving Tuesday is 2 weeks away!
💗 Join us in shaping a fact-based future by making a gift, starting your own fundraiser or by sharing our website with friends & family: newslit.org
➕ Thanks to philanthropic leaders Melanie & Richard Lundquist, all gifts made Nov. 30-Dec. 6 will be tripled!
💗 Join us in shaping a fact-based future by making a gift, starting your own fundraiser or by sharing our website with friends & family: newslit.org
➕ Thanks to philanthropic leaders Melanie & Richard Lundquist, all gifts made Nov. 30-Dec. 6 will be tripled!
1/ ❌ NO: This is not from a legit video of eagles walking across wet cement. It's AI-generated slop.
🤔 A lot of AI creations now are highly realistic, but this example has tons of oddities.
🦅 Read our RumorGuard post to soar above such misinformation: go.newslit.org/EaglesAI
🤔 A lot of AI creations now are highly realistic, but this example has tons of oddities.
🦅 Read our RumorGuard post to soar above such misinformation: go.newslit.org/EaglesAI
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
1/ ❌ NO: This is not from a legit video of eagles walking across wet cement. It's AI-generated slop.
🤔 A lot of AI creations now are highly realistic, but this example has tons of oddities.
🦅 Read our RumorGuard post to soar above such misinformation: go.newslit.org/EaglesAI
🤔 A lot of AI creations now are highly realistic, but this example has tons of oddities.
🦅 Read our RumorGuard post to soar above such misinformation: go.newslit.org/EaglesAI
📢 Educators: Get an overview of our Checkology® digital learning platform today at 5pm ET from @erinolson.bsky.social as part of the @futureready.org librarians webinar series!
🔗 Learn more: go.newslit.org/FutureReadyNLP
#TLSky
#EdTech
🔗 Learn more: go.newslit.org/FutureReadyNLP
#TLSky
#EdTech
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
📢 Educators: Get an overview of our Checkology® digital learning platform today at 5pm ET from @erinolson.bsky.social as part of the @futureready.org librarians webinar series!
🔗 Learn more: go.newslit.org/FutureReadyNLP
#TLSky
#EdTech
🔗 Learn more: go.newslit.org/FutureReadyNLP
#TLSky
#EdTech
🎉 Big NEWS: We've won two Anthem Awards!
ℹ️ We're a Bronze & Community Voice winner in Education, Art & Culture: Education or Literacy Platform: go.newslit.org/AnthemAwards...
❤️ "Let's make news literacy a right, not a privilege, for every student in every classroom."
#AnthemAwards
#NewsLiteracy
ℹ️ We're a Bronze & Community Voice winner in Education, Art & Culture: Education or Literacy Platform: go.newslit.org/AnthemAwards...
❤️ "Let's make news literacy a right, not a privilege, for every student in every classroom."
#AnthemAwards
#NewsLiteracy
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🎉 Big NEWS: We've won two Anthem Awards!
ℹ️ We're a Bronze & Community Voice winner in Education, Art & Culture: Education or Literacy Platform: go.newslit.org/AnthemAwards...
❤️ "Let's make news literacy a right, not a privilege, for every student in every classroom."
#AnthemAwards
#NewsLiteracy
ℹ️ We're a Bronze & Community Voice winner in Education, Art & Culture: Education or Literacy Platform: go.newslit.org/AnthemAwards...
❤️ "Let's make news literacy a right, not a privilege, for every student in every classroom."
#AnthemAwards
#NewsLiteracy
📈 Data can be presented in a variety of ways, some of them misleading.
🚩 See below for 3 common data visualization red flags to watch out for, & get more resources to help students on our health & wellness page: newslit.org/wellness
#DataLiteracy
#NewsLiteracy
🚩 See below for 3 common data visualization red flags to watch out for, & get more resources to help students on our health & wellness page: newslit.org/wellness
#DataLiteracy
#NewsLiteracy
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
📈 Data can be presented in a variety of ways, some of them misleading.
🚩 See below for 3 common data visualization red flags to watch out for, & get more resources to help students on our health & wellness page: newslit.org/wellness
#DataLiteracy
#NewsLiteracy
🚩 See below for 3 common data visualization red flags to watch out for, & get more resources to help students on our health & wellness page: newslit.org/wellness
#DataLiteracy
#NewsLiteracy
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"By focusing less on correcting and more on connecting, I’ve found people become far more open to reflecting. This can happen when we focus on shared experiences, use non-accusatory language, and foster genuine curiosity."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...
Why “Misinformation” Isn’t Always the Right Word
Discover why the word “misinformation” can backfire and how choosing better language can open minds, build trust, and lead to more meaningful conversations.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"By focusing less on correcting and more on connecting, I’ve found people become far more open to reflecting. This can happen when we focus on shared experiences, use non-accusatory language, and foster genuine curiosity."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...
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‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard University fights to preserve Black newspapers. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... Last year, during a move, workers found two whole boxes of Frederick Douglass’s’ The North Star’s first year of publication.
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
www.csmonitor.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard University fights to preserve Black newspapers. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... Last year, during a move, workers found two whole boxes of Frederick Douglass’s’ The North Star’s first year of publication.
🎶 A recent poll of 9,000 people in 8 countries found that 97% could not tell the difference between AI-generated music & human-made music. And an #AI song topped @billboard.com's country digital songs chart.
🔎 We look at this story + student journalsm & much more in The Sift. Read & subscribe 👇🏾
🔎 We look at this story + student journalsm & much more in The Sift. Read & subscribe 👇🏾
The Sift: AI-generated song goes viral - The News Literacy Project
AI-generated song tops music chart, preserving historic Black newspapers, student journalists under pressure, and an analysis of ChatGPT’s “writing” style.
go.newslit.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🎶 A recent poll of 9,000 people in 8 countries found that 97% could not tell the difference between AI-generated music & human-made music. And an #AI song topped @billboard.com's country digital songs chart.
🔎 We look at this story + student journalsm & much more in The Sift. Read & subscribe 👇🏾
🔎 We look at this story + student journalsm & much more in The Sift. Read & subscribe 👇🏾
"We need to use strategies like zoning information, lateral reading, determining bias & evaluating credibility to make informed decisions not only about government issues, but also about issues that affect our finances & happiness."
More from Anna Gray, who teaches social studies in Missouri ⤵️
More from Anna Gray, who teaches social studies in Missouri ⤵️
Insider Spotlight: Anna Gray - The News Literacy Project
Welcome to the Insider Spotlight, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Anna...
go.newslit.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"We need to use strategies like zoning information, lateral reading, determining bias & evaluating credibility to make informed decisions not only about government issues, but also about issues that affect our finances & happiness."
More from Anna Gray, who teaches social studies in Missouri ⤵️
More from Anna Gray, who teaches social studies in Missouri ⤵️
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Excellent tools, tips and resources for essential critical thinking skills in a digital age. Students need to be able to identify AI "slop." #literacy #education #criticalthinking
1/ “Not only do we know that there’s a need, we also know that there’s a want,” NLP's @erinolson.bsky.social says of of teens interested in #MediaLiteracy education. “For our students to recognize that this is important, I think, speaks to exactly how important it is.”
msta.org/school-commu...
msta.org/school-commu...
Teaching media literacy in a digital world
Teachers are becoming the first line of defense to ensure the next generation can decipher between fact and fiction online. Learn strategies for teaching media literacy and find free classroom resourc...
msta.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Excellent tools, tips and resources for essential critical thinking skills in a digital age. Students need to be able to identify AI "slop." #literacy #education #criticalthinking
What do lemons, sailors & scurvy have to do with #NewsLiteracy?
Watch our video on YouTube to find out how a controlled experiment from the 1700s relates to finding credible health info in 2025.
🎞 www.youtube.com/shorts/zGstB...
Watch our video on YouTube to find out how a controlled experiment from the 1700s relates to finding credible health info in 2025.
🎞 www.youtube.com/shorts/zGstB...
Lemons, sailors, scurvy and news literacy #HealthLiteracy
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What do lemons, sailors & scurvy have to do with #NewsLiteracy?
Watch our video on YouTube to find out how a controlled experiment from the 1700s relates to finding credible health info in 2025.
🎞 www.youtube.com/shorts/zGstB...
Watch our video on YouTube to find out how a controlled experiment from the 1700s relates to finding credible health info in 2025.
🎞 www.youtube.com/shorts/zGstB...
❌ NO: This is not a genuine video of a teacher instructing British students to chant “Allahu Akbar” (misspelled in the post as “Allah Akbar”). It's AI-generated.
3 tips for spotting #AI fakes:
🤔 Consider the context
🔎 Critical observation
👀 Beware of bias
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/AIchant
3 tips for spotting #AI fakes:
🤔 Consider the context
🔎 Critical observation
👀 Beware of bias
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/AIchant
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
❌ NO: This is not a genuine video of a teacher instructing British students to chant “Allahu Akbar” (misspelled in the post as “Allah Akbar”). It's AI-generated.
3 tips for spotting #AI fakes:
🤔 Consider the context
🔎 Critical observation
👀 Beware of bias
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/AIchant
3 tips for spotting #AI fakes:
🤔 Consider the context
🔎 Critical observation
👀 Beware of bias
🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/AIchant
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❌ NO: Swift Transportation did not announce that it was pulling its business from New York City in response to the policies of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. This rumor originated with a satire account & the quotes are fake.
🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/TruckMamdani
#Mamdani #NYC
#NewsLiteracy
🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/TruckMamdani
#Mamdani #NYC
#NewsLiteracy
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
❌ NO: Swift Transportation did not announce that it was pulling its business from New York City in response to the policies of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. This rumor originated with a satire account & the quotes are fake.
🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/TruckMamdani
#Mamdani #NYC
#NewsLiteracy
🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/TruckMamdani
#Mamdani #NYC
#NewsLiteracy
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A country-music song featuring a male singer's voice generated by artificial intelligence reached the top of the US charts for the first time this week. www.barrons.com/news/ai-coun...
AI Country Song Rollicks To The Top Of US Sales Chart
A country-music song featuring a male singer's voice generated by artificial intelligence reached the top of the US charts for the first time this week.
www.barrons.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A country-music song featuring a male singer's voice generated by artificial intelligence reached the top of the US charts for the first time this week. www.barrons.com/news/ai-coun...
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84% of teens express a negative sentiment when asked what word best describes news media these days. New research from @newslit.org, conducted with teens on the SSRS Opinion Panel, seeks to better understand the nature of teens’ distrust in the news media.
newslit.org/news-and-res...
newslit.org/news-and-res...
Report: “Biased,” “Boring” and “Bad”: Unpacking perceptions of news media and journalism among U.S. teens - The News Literacy Project
This follow-up survey, which recontacted more than 750 respondents from the News Literacy Project’s 2024 News Literacy in America Report, sought to better understand the nature of teen distrust in new...
newslit.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
84% of teens express a negative sentiment when asked what word best describes news media these days. New research from @newslit.org, conducted with teens on the SSRS Opinion Panel, seeks to better understand the nature of teens’ distrust in the news media.
newslit.org/news-and-res...
newslit.org/news-and-res...
1/ “Not only do we know that there’s a need, we also know that there’s a want,” NLP's @erinolson.bsky.social says of of teens interested in #MediaLiteracy education. “For our students to recognize that this is important, I think, speaks to exactly how important it is.”
msta.org/school-commu...
msta.org/school-commu...
Teaching media literacy in a digital world
Teachers are becoming the first line of defense to ensure the next generation can decipher between fact and fiction online. Learn strategies for teaching media literacy and find free classroom resourc...
msta.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
1/ “Not only do we know that there’s a need, we also know that there’s a want,” NLP's @erinolson.bsky.social says of of teens interested in #MediaLiteracy education. “For our students to recognize that this is important, I think, speaks to exactly how important it is.”
msta.org/school-commu...
msta.org/school-commu...