You probably agree that a lack of media literacy is an issue related to our building trust, resilience, polarization and threats to democracy. Our penchant for our freedom of expression limits legislating the cure.
However, there is an answer. The answer is education.
Here are some of the “good guys” empowering others through media and information literacy.
Latest News from Credible Sources
- Facebook posts - The ship resting at the bottom of the Atlantic is the Titanic, not the Olympic
- Facebook posts - No, Elon Musk didn’t say ‘Diddy and Epstein client list’ will be released on inauguration day
- Facebook posts - No, the NFL didn’t cancel Beyoncé’s Christmas NFL halftime show, saying she’s “not a good artist”
Educator Resources
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Global Initiatives
“Truth… always exists. There are, of course, threats to truth… from propaganda, from lies, from conspiracy theories… from human ignorance. It’s only by checks and balances, open debate, and criticism, that we can winnow out falsehoods and try to approach the truth.”
Steven Pinker, PhD
Legislative Efforts
Media Resources
Parental Resources
“Exposure to other people trains our brains to think – ‘well, what would it be like for me to be that person… that’s what the global community of the internet has provided… I now know what it looks like to be you.”
