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The new civics course in schools: How to avoid fake news

Published on February 13, 2017 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news — and why they should care that there’s a difference. As Facebook works with The Associated Press, FactCheck.org and other organizations to curb the spread of fake and misleading news on its influential network, teachers say classroom instruction can play a role in deflating the kind of “Pope endorses Trump” headlines that muddied the waters during the 2016 presidential campaign. “I think only…

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College goes on lockdown after light saber mistaken for gun

Published on March 18, 2016 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Associated Press

A New York college that went on lockdown over a report of a gun on campus says the weapon turned out to be a light saber. Students and staff members at Farmingdale State College on Long Island were told to shelter in place Wednesday while police investigated a report that someone was assembling a rifle in a school parking lot. College spokeswoman Kathryn Coley says the rifle was actually a “Star Wars” toy. Farmingdale State is part of the State…

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