This Professor Decided to Teach His College Students Fact-Checking 101 — Here’s What Happened

This professor decided to teach his college students Fact-Checking 101 — here’s what happened

A chasm separates the approved content that appears on students’ reading lists and the massive amount of unregulated, unverified and unreliable content they consume online.

College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101 − here’s what happened - The Sun Times News

Sam Wineburg, Stanford University Mike Evans knew something had to change. As the lead instructor for American Government 1101 at Georgia State University in 2021, Evans had watched his students over the years show up with fewer facts and more conspiracy theories. Gone were the days when students arrived on campus with dim memories of ...