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A Virginia family fights disinformation
Clip: Season 1 Episode 13 | 3m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Teaching teens to double check what they share online to help fight against disinformation
During the pandemic one Northern Virginia family realized their social media feeds were filled with disinformation, so they came up with a plan to teach teens how to protect themselves from falling for divisive and misleading stories they saw online.
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VPM News Focal Point
A Virginia family fights disinformation
Clip: Season 1 Episode 13 | 3m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
During the pandemic one Northern Virginia family realized their social media feeds were filled with disinformation, so they came up with a plan to teach teens how to protect themselves from falling for divisive and misleading stories they saw online.
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