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Post June 08 2017

A breakdown of the complicated Trump-Comey relationship

Less than 24 hours before former FBI director James Comey was scheduled to testify on Capit…

Daily Video June 07 2017

Telling fact from fiction amidst media bombardment

Sometimes news is labeled as "fake" because the reader dislikes it or it contradicts their beliefs. However, fake news is when the news information as well as the news organization itself may intentionally be completely fabricated.

Daily Video May 30 2017

Criticism continues over Jared Kushner’s reported Russia communication

On Friday, the Washington Post reported that President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, allegedly proposed in a conversation with Russia's ambassador in January that a secret back channel created between the Trump team and Russia.

Daily Video May 26 2017

How fake news about a DNC staffer's murder buoyed conspiracies

The murder of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich in July 2016 has led to a conspiracy theory based on unfounded claims linking Rich to WikiLeaks.

Lesson Plan May 22 2017

Lesson plan: How to create a balanced budget — it's a 'Balancing Act'

How do we know that our government is fulfilling its duties to us, the public? How do we decide what those duties are? As efforts to pass the federal budget get underway, students will have the power to re-prioritize how money is spent using the interactive tool Balancing Act. What changes will they make?