NLP participates in Media Literacy Week

A new classroom resource from RumorGuard, the News Literacy Project’s platform dedicated to exploring viral misinformation trends, teaches students how to think like a fact-checker and spot common tactics used to spread falsehoods online.   As concerns grow about the information young people are exposed to on their phones and in their social feeds, this valuable…

The News Literacy Project’s research shows that 8 in 10 teens see conspiracy theories on their social feeds, and of those, 81% believe in at least one. In a first-person piece for The 74, Hannah Covington, the News Literacy Project’s Senior Director of Education Content, shares what teens in Oklahoma told her about learning to…

Viral rumors and falsehoods have spread in the wake of political protests, particularly recent ones opposing detentions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. In a story for Mashable, Peter Adams, Senior Vice president of Research and Design at the News Literacy Project, offered tips for news consumers to avoid getting tricked by false…