A very distant relative of mine says we don’t need to wear masks to protect ourselves against Covid 19 because we already have “herd immunity.” She also believes that Black Lives Matter leaders were sent to Syria for training.
How could a person be that stupid? I actually know the answer to that question. She read it on social media.
I have a tee shirt with a picture of Lincoln and a “quote” from him that says “Don’t believe everything you read online.” Unfortunately, that message still has not gotten through to millions of people.
Today Thomas Friedman wrote in an op-ed column, “...we need to require every K-12 school in America to include digital civics–how to determine and cross-check if something your read on the internet is true–in their curriculum. You should not be able to graduate without it.”
The sooner the better.
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