Can California schools teach kids to spot fake news? We better hope so. | The Sacramento Bee
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Summary:
If you believe President Donald Trump, fake news is everywhere. It is a scourge, just not in the way he says it is – any story that makes him look bad.
So I’m all for teaching California school kids to spot fake news. I’m just not totally convinced the state’s education bureaucracy can pull it off.
Helping students figure out the difference between fact and fiction is a big part of Senate Bill 947, which aims to come up with statewide school standards on internet safety and digital citizenship, including cyberbullying and privacy.