Our political discourse, and what we search for online, is contributing to truth decay.

It’s time that it stops. #EWOpinion https://t.co/JZue4HzhZn pic.twitter.com/GJinaCZF2g

— Education Week Teacher (@EdWeekTeacher) January 26, 2021

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-are-you-contributing-to-truth-decay/2021/01

2011 Ted Talk by Eli Pariser called Beware of Online Filter Bubbles

Besides the algorithms that contribute to this truth decay, there is something equally as powerful that contributes to it as well. That other contributor is our confirmation bias.

“At its core, Media Literacy (ML) is made up of several specific competencies, such as the abilities to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate media messages in a variety of forms. Experts and organizations typically define media literacy using this or similar collections of competencies, which in the past two decades have evolved to focus more on the active construction of media and participation in the information ecosystem.”

Huguet, A.; Kavanagh, J.; Baker, G.; Blumenthal, M. (2018). Exploring Media Literacy Education as a Tool for Mitigating Truth Decay. Rand Corporation.

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