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There is no “silver bullet” to combat misinformation and disinformation in politics, but governments should be wary not to overreach and chill democratic participation in an attempt to stifle such practices, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Finland, meanwhile, has adopted a comprehensive media literacy and education policy from early childhood education through to seniors’ care in order to combat fake news and encourage critical thinking. A similar program is run in Canada through civic education organization CIVIX. The “CTRL-F” digital media literacy program is designed to help students find and evaluate online information, and determine what can or cannot be trusted.
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