Teen Fact-Checking Network; Education Pods

Teen Fact-Checking Network; Education Pods

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When it comes to identifying fake news online, there’s evidence that high school students have trouble distinguishing fact from fiction. That’s where the Mediawise Teen Fact-Checking Network comes in. We talk to a teen fact-checker and TFCN head Alexa Volland about the work they’re doing. Also, a teacher in Houston joins us to discuss her Facebook group, QuaranTEACH Houston. More than 5,600 parents are using it to organize pandemic pods because of the pandemic.