‘These are all fake news,’ said the honor student. He was wrong.

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"Whereas they once feared teenagers would fall for everything they read
online, now teachers are increasingly concerned that their students will
grow up not believing anything they read — or worse, believing the
difference between what’s real and what’s fake is a matter of choice."

Critically vital skills that should be taught in all schools as a matter
of course.  Via Bryan Plymale and Marius Piedallu van Wyk.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics