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Most students don't know when news is fake, Stanford study finds (quotes Sam Wineburg)

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November 21, 2016
The Wall Street Journal
Sam Wineburg and the team at Stanford History Education Group released a report on students' ability to discern the credibility of information resources online. "Many assume that because young people are fluent in social media they are equally savvy about what they find there ... our work shows the opposite."
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Sue Shellenbarger
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