They’ve grown up online. So why are our kids not better at detecting misinformation?::Recent studies have shown teens are more susceptible than adults. It’s a problem researchers, teachers and parents are only beginning to understand.

  • torpak
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    21 year ago

    To be fair: not pushing lies that are big enough to provoke a successful lawsuit any more is not the same as telling the truth.

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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      11 year ago

      No argument. Telling the truth wasn’t marketable during the cold war either, and news programs had to actually contain a minimum news content and follow accuracy standards. Those got lost during the rise of cable and CNN became the leading news channel.