How to sort fact from fiction online
Our mission at MediaWise is to empower people of all ages to be more critical consumers of content online. We teach people key digital literacy skills to spot misinformation and disinformation so they can make decisions based on facts, not fiction.
We believe that when facts prevail, democracy wins.
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The number of times MediaWise content has been viewed online nationwide since 2018
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- New York Times: These Students Are Learning About Fake News and How to Spot It
- The Des Moines Register: Digital info literacy group MediaWise brings info to first-time voters
- The Philadelphia Inquirer: There’s so much coronavirus information out there. Here’s how to make sense of it.
- Axios: Facebook, Poynter and ATTN: partner on digital literacy project
- USA TODAY: Helping seniors fight ‘infodemic’: Poynter’s MediaWise combats misinformation
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The number of people MediaWise reached online nationwide since 2018
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