Thank God the CBC has our back when it comes to misinformation and “media-literacy”. Anyone with even a tenuous grasp of basic logic can ferret out the double standards contained in the article. To add to the putrid mix, the bizarrely named MediaSmarts spokesman is invited to weigh in with these examples of twisted logic:
“Disinformation quite often is true information that is presented in a misleading context, like a genuine photo that’s presented as being from a different time and place than it actually was,” he said.
“Knowing how to use fact-checking tools is one of the quickest and most efficient ways of finding out whether a claim has already been verified or debunked.”
Fact-checkers? Anyone with a Facebook account already knows what their purpose is, and it’s not to add to the free flow of information.
(((Matthew Johnson noted that Nordic countries have long included critical thinking and media literacy in their national curricula, in part because of Russia’s decades-long attempts to destabilize neighbouring democracies.
He said Canada should bolster its tools for both children and adults.)))
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Somehow, I don’t think the school systems can risk including critical thinking and media literacy into their curriculum. The next thing you know a student or two might challenge the agenda driven nonsense that passes for education. I know that I was rather spiteful when I went to school, and would have enjoyed exercising my “media literacy” chops if some teacher rammed climate change tripe down my throat. Adding this to the curriculum is like inviting debate. And, we all know how much the left loves to avoid debate at all costs.
Look into the history and purpose of the Prussian style of public school, and see why governments implemented it in Canada and the US
You can always tell a CBC propaganda piece…No comments are permitted.
This claptrap article cites “Misinformation during the Trucker Protest”..pretty arrogant lies from an organization that had to retract damn near everything they slandered the trucker with..
“Bad information,mass formation and outright lies” Yah,that is what CBC does.