Take That, Misinformation
Step back from the online information cycle with this edition of Media 101, a Mindful Observer series that aims to put the power in your hands by sharing media literacy tools and resources.
This week, we focus on something we all need in our lives: some good, high-quality fact-checking.
Media 101
“Pregnant women should not get the COVID-19 vaccine.” In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of American adults read through this and seven other falsehoods in a
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