The News Literacy Project

🏃🏾♂️➡️ Introducing Spring Sprints! Give students an invaluable gift before sending them off on summer vacation: the ability to think critically about the world and its complex information landscape. Featuring: ✨ 4 Checkology lessons ✨ FREE webinars ✨ Downloadable bookmarks and more 🔗 Start running today: https://lnkd.in/gFXvN67U #Educators #NewsLiteracy

❌ NO: The Simpsons did not predict the death of Pope Francis - as an AI-generated video suggested. 👀 This follows a trend of falsehoods involving the prediction capabilities of the famous show circulating after major news events. 🔗 Read more + news literacy tips: https://lnkd.in/eNW5XeTP #TheSimpsons #PopeFrancis

🎙 What does the First Amendment protect and what doesn't it cover? Dive into our Checkology lesson and 1A poster as part of Spring Sprints teaching! 🔗 Get started today: https://lnkd.in/gFXvN67U #FirstAmendment #NewsLiteracy

❌ NO: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s sister was not charged with vandalizing a Tesla dealership in Yonkers, NY. AOC doesn't even have a sister. ⚠️ This viral rumor originated on a satirical Facebook page. But it was stripped of context and shared as genuine. 🔗 More news literacy takeaways: https://lnkd.in/g5SYhi6s #AOC #Tesla #RumorGuard

Come for the velour tracksuit reference; leave with an Earth Day lesson on cherry-picked stats and the importance of context. #EarthDay2025 #NewsLiteracy

ℹ️ Filing public records requests is an essential tool in journalism. Being able to obtain government data, reports, meeting notes, photos, emails and more helps reporters. ⚠️ But recent mass layoffs at government agencies means fewer workers to fulfill records requests. Learn more about FOI requests in today's newsletter ⤵️ #PublicRecords #Journalism

"News literacy teaches people how to think critically about timely issues and sources of information, not what to think. It helps foster healthy skepticism while avoiding cynical distrust of all news and information." - NLP's Pamela Brunskill Pam defines "news literacy" and much more in this Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. article ⤵️ #NewsLiteracy https://lnkd.in/g5FqKSGu

❌ NO: Cadbury UK has not stopped using the word “Easter” in its entire holiday candy collection. This recurring rumor dates back to at least 2016. 😠 People are more likely to engage with content that provokes an emotional reaction, such as outrage. 🔗 Read more news literacy tips on RumorGuard: https://lnkd.in/gf9-ifgG #Easter #NewsLiteracy

Student newspapers are navigating an unprecedented number of takedown requests by sources, and even some of their journalists are asking for their bylines to be left off articles because of safety concerns. This is a real time lesson in news literacy. #StudentJournalism #Journalism #NewsLiteracy

🤔 How can you tell if evidence you see online actually supports a claim? 🔎 Help students learn how to recognize science-based claims & assess their credibility + much more with our Checkology lesson led by Melanie Trecek-King and additional resources! 🔗 Get started with this spring sprint + access downloadable bookmarks: https://lnkd.in/gFXvN67U #ScientificEvidence #SpringSprints