I didn't want to hijack the millennial survival skills thread for this. But, a the age of the internet means a new critical skill that have nothing to do with shelter and fire. The ability to accurately distinguish between facts, spin, and outright falsehoods on the internet.

There are two California congresscritters who have introduced bills to teach media literacy as part of social sciences in grade school

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/if-state-lawmakers-have-their-way-california-schoolchildren-may-be-taught-how-to-spot-%e2%80%98fake-news%e2%80%99/ar-AAlNY8
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“Ordinary people once relied on publishers, editors, and subject matter experts to vet the information they consumed, but information shared on the Internet is disseminated rapidly and often without editorial oversight, making it easier for fake news to reach a large audience.”

It comes at a time when, Gomez said, “we have seen the corrupting effects of a deliberate propaganda campaign driven by fake news.”

“When fake news is repeated, it becomes difficult for the public to discern what's real,” he said in a statement, according to the Los Angeles Times. “These attempts to mislead readers pose a direct threat to our democracy.”




Sen. Bill Dodd (D): SB-135

Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez (D): AB-155
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