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What to expect in 2021 in the world of misinformation online

Spoiler: More of the same, probably worse

Here are some of Poynter’s top stories of 2020 and why we wrote them

Newsroom layoffs. Critiques of interviews with the president. Facts about the pandemic and election. Here’s what resonated and why we wrote about it.

Fact-Checking 101 from the MediaWise Voter Project

Media literacy and fact-checking in encrypted apps

Global Fact 7, Day 4

The Washington Post’s TikTok creator Dave Jorgenson is now a MediaWise Ambassador

Jorgenson joins an established roster of prominent journalists and social media influencers to help young people tell fact from fiction online.

Very legit: MediaWise teen fact-checkers receive global recognition and verification

After third-party review, Poynter’s MediaWise program is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network’s code of principles

How the coronavirus is creating chaos for teens. And why there’s hope.

Being a teenager is already stressful. Being a teenager during a global pandemic is beyond…

The readers’ guide to understanding what you need to know about the coronavirus

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‘Very 21st century’: Digital natives learn to spot fakes at ‘Be MediaWise’ training

How do you stop the spread of fake news? It’s not a one-step process. It’s…

Poynter hires Katy Byron as first MediaWise editor and program manager

In this new position, Byron will grow the reach and impact of Poynter’s digital information…

What we learned about media literacy by teaching high school students fact-checking

Everyone is affected by misinformation, and teenagers want to be involved in fixing it.

Behind-the-scenes: a glimpse into a month at Poynter

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MediaWise teaches 500 teens to fact-check the internet

Representatives from MediaWise, a groundbreaking digital information literacy initiative, presented a session titled "Fact-Check on…