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Daily News Lesson February 13 2023

Moment of Truth: How online conspiracy theories led to this man’s mental health crisis
Hear from student reporters about one man who found a way to move on from conspiracy theories
FILE PHOTO: Infowars founder Alex Jones speaks after appearing at his Sandy Hook defamation trial in Waterbury
Daily News Lesson October 13 2022

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion — and other news for October 13, 2022
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Daily News Lesson September 28 2022

Student Reporting Labs: How a young mother came to reject conspiracy theories
Hear from one woman what it took to get her to stop believing conspiracy theories
The Wider Image: For children who lost a parent, the pandemic pain will never end
Daily News Lesson July 26 2022

How new technologies accelerate spread of conspiracy theories
Learn about how the new era of technology, as known as Web 3, can lead to the increase in conspiracy theories and misinformation.
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Lesson Plan April 05 2022

Lesson plan: An experiment in misinformation

Discuss how conspiracy theories get started in this experiment in misinformation
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Lesson Plan February 12 2021

Lesson plan: Conspiracy theories, then and now
For a Google doc of this lesson, click here. (Note: You will need to make a copy of the Google doc …
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