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Lesson 16: Image, Caption, Context
Why images are not always the complete story
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Lesson 15: Statistical Sleuths
Spotting Misleading Statistics in Everyday Life
Apr 23
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Lesson 14: Freedom of Speech
Free Speech, Moderation, and Public Backlash
Apr 15
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Lesson 13: Propaganda in Modern Clothes
A classroom-ready guide to how persuasive messages shape feeling, identity, and action — from posters and ads to memes and TikToks.
Apr 8
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Lesson 11: Beyond Left and Right: How Political Labels Shape the News
Understanding how political labels can change across time and place.
Mar 18
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Lesson 10: Who's Responsible for Climate Change?
Understanding the frames and rhetoric that surround environmental messages.
Mar 11
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Lesson 9: Bubble Trouble
A quick, hands-on lesson on echo-chambers and algorithms.
Feb 18
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Lesson 8: Satire 101: How Comedy Becomes Critique
A classroom-ready guide to “humor with a point” — and why it so often gets shared like straight news.
Feb 11
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Lesson 7: How Social Media Shapes the News
A classroom-ready look at how the same event can feel different online — depending on what gets shared.
Feb 4
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Lesson 6: Reading Between the Results Page
An introduction to how search engines organize, rank, and influence our results page
Jan 28
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Lesson 5: So You Think You Can Read?
Lateral reading, every fact-checker's secret to verifying information.
Jan 21
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Lesson 4: Mis- & Disinformation
How falsehood spreads, why intent matters, and how students can learn to resist manipulation.
Dec 17, 2025
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