Scroll Smart: Media Literacy Skills to Spot the Fakes

From the publication of the first newspaper in 1605 until the dawn of the internet in 1983, media evolved steadily but slowly. A few decades ago, finding out what was going on in the world was a simple process. People could watch one of a few news outlets, read a limited array of print media, and of course, talk to friends and neighbors. But the world of the twenty-four-hour news cycle, th...