One could argue that the internet has loosened our grip on the truth.   As the national attention to fake news and the debate over what to do about it continue, we are much more aware of the need to evaluate information and fact-check both words and images found on the internet.  Other keywords that describe this are: information literacy, digital literacy, media literacy...

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YOUTUBE VIDEOS USABLE WITH STUDENTS (or for your info - copy & paste URL into Chrome
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnARVkrgWXI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf8mjbVRqao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJ9qpdRKEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aTApGWVGoI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfpBEG1ADws
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXnrh1EvtBs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5e9wTdAulA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7e6r83Mysk