The new civics course in schools: How to avoid fake news

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y.  - They are the unexpected classroom lessons of the election season - on the reach and repercussions of fake news.Teachers from elementary school through college have been ramping up media literacy training to recognize bogus reports and understand their potential to weaken civic culture.Tom Boll recently wrapped up a course on real and fake news at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. He says that with social media now allowing everyone to post and share, gon