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Find Facts Fast is a free text message course designed to help Americans of all ages and backgrounds separate fact from fiction online. The weeklong training offers daily lessons on key digital media literacy topics proven to help people quickly discover reliable information and trustworthy sources across the internet and in their social feeds.
Instructors, including a team of award-winning journalists who volunteer as MediaWise Ambassadors, teach learners how to spot misinformation, leverage digital tools to verify online content, identify manipulated videos and images, practice click restraint, diversify their news diets and avoid echo chambers.
The course is for everyone who wants to improve their digital savviness and contribute to a healthy democracy.
Find Facts Fast is currently available in English. Spanish speakers are encouraged to register for MediaWise en Espanol.
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Instructors
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Vanya TsvetkovaFormer Interactive Learning Designer, MediaWiseVanya Tsvetkova develops curricula in various formats to teach fact-checking and media literacy skills to audiences of all ages in the U.S. and abroad. Vanya...Read More
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Alex MahadevanMediaWise Director and Poynter FacultyAlex Mahadevan is faculty at Poynter and director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation...Read More
Ambassadors
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Amna NawazCo-Anchor, PBS NewsHourAmna Nawaz is co-anchor of PBS NewsHour. Prior to joining the NewsHour, Nawaz was an anchor and correspondent at ABC News, anchoring breaking news coverage...Read More
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Joan LundenJournalist, Best-selling Author and TV HostAn award-winning journalist, bestselling author, motivational speaker, and women's health & wellness advocate, Joan Lunden has been a trusted voice in American homes for more...Read More
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Dave JorgensonTikTok Creator, The Washington PostDavid Jorgenson is a video producer, editor and writer for "The Department of Satire" and various scripted series for The Washington Post. He also interviews...Read More
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Hari SreenivasanAnchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and Amanpour and Company contributorHari Sreenivasan is the anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend, an Amanpour and Company contributor, a senior correspondent for PBS NewsHour and host of the national public television series SciTech Now. Previously, the...Read More
Contributors
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Isaac HarteTeen Fact-checker, MediaWiseIsaac Harte is a teen fact-checker for MediaWise. He is a regular contributor to the Teen Fact-Checking Network's Is This Legit? series on Youtube.Read More
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Alexa VollandFormer Youth Programming Manager, MediaWiseAlexa Volland oversaw the MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network and the Campus Correspondent project — both national, virtual newsrooms made up of students that produce fact-checks...Read More
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Brittani KollarDeputy Director, MediaWiseBrittani Kollar is the deputy director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation online. As...Read More
