Finland's battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
Finland teaches media and AI literacy from age 3 to combat disinformation, with the nation ranking highest in the European Media Literacy Index, officials said.
- Finland incorporates media literacy into its national curriculum for students as young as 3 years old to combat fake news and disinformation.
- Finnish education emphasizes the importance of media literacy as a civic skill for national and democratic safety.
- The nation is now focusing on AI literacy as technology evolves, which presents new challenges in recognizing disinformation.
- As AI technology develops, detecting misinformation may become more challenging.
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