Um Kinder zu besseren Faktenprüfern zu machen, setzen Sie sie mehr Fehlinformationen aus – unter Aufsicht. Anstatt zu versuchen, die Online-Umgebung von Kindern vollständig zu desinfizieren, sollten sich Erwachsene darauf konzentrieren, Kinder mit Werkzeugen auszustatten, mit denen sie die Informationen, auf die sie stoßen, kritisch bewerten können.

I’ve linked to the press release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

Exposure to detectable inaccuracies makes children more diligent fact-checkers of novel claims

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01992-8

To make children better fact-checkers, expose them to more misinformation — with oversight

“We need to give children experience flexing these skepticism muscles and using these critical thinking skills within this online context,” a UC Berkeley psychology researcher said.

New research from UC Berkeley suggests that instead of attempting to completely sanitize children’s online environment, adults should focus on equipping children with tools to critically assess the information they encounter.

Orticio knows that not every parent has time to constantly monitor a child’s media habits. Rather than trying to create the most sanitized corner of the internet, he said parents should have discussions with their children about how to check claims and to talk about what they’re seeing.

We learned this in school. We’d get multiple articles and opinion pieces on a topic and had to write a nuanced essay on it where we analysed the truthfulness, quality and language of various sources. Ofc education quality varies greatly, but it’s sad to hear this is not the norm in educating children.