Spotting Fake News for Kids

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What are libraries and schools doing to teach kids media literacy? It's a tough topic to even know where to start, but starting early seems to be an important part of that lesson. Finland leads the way in media literacy for kids, and starts teaching students about fake news in preschool. 

PBS Learning Media provides a number of lesson plans and resources for teaching kids about fake news and fact checking your sources. As AI technology improves, this topic will become even more important. What have you found success with?

For a brief news story on Finland's efforts click here.

For PBS Learning Media's free resources look here.

[Schools teaching kids to spot fake news and AI misinformation. CBS News. January 6, 2026] https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/schools-teaching-kids-to-spot-fake-news-and-ai-misinform
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