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How can we learn to reject fake news in the digital world?

  • Written by Thomas P. Mackey, Vice Provost for Academic Programs, SUNY Empire State College
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The circulation of fake news through social media in the 2016 presidential election has raised several concerns about online information.

Of course, there is nothing new about fake news as such – the satirical site “The...

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