Poison pill: If state lawmakers have their way, California schoolchildren may be taught how to spot ‘fake news’

California Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez (D) introduced a bill Wednesday that would require the state to establish curriculum standards and frameworks to teach “civic online reasoning” to middle- and high-schoolers. The intention is to help give youngsters “the ability to judge the credibility and quality of information found on Internet Web sites, including social media,” the bill states.

Poison pill: If state lawmakers have their way, California schoolchildren may be taught how to spot ‘fake news’ AAlNJRN

Poison pill: If state lawmakers have their way, California schoolchildren may be taught how to spot ‘fake news’ AAlNJRN

“For every challenge facing this nation, there are numerous Internet sources pretending to be something they are not,” according to the proposed legislation. “With so much information shared on the Internet, it can be difficult to tell the difference between real news and fake news.

“Ordinary people once relied on publishers, editors, and subject matter experts to vet the information they consumed, but information shared on the Internet is disseminated rapidly and often without editorial oversight, making it easier for fake news to reach a large audience.”

It comes at a time when, Gomez said, “we have seen the corrupting effects of a deliberate propaganda campaign driven by fake news.”

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Poison pill: If state lawmakers have their way, California schoolchildren may be taught how to spot ‘fake news’

Poison pill: If state lawmakers have their way, California schoolchildren may be taught how to spot ‘fake news’

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