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Article in The Guardian by Dan Milmo 11/26/24
Headline: “Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco”
Subhead: “Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it”
“According to a report by the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural organisation, two-thirds of content creators fail to check the accuracy of their material, making them and their followers vulnerable to misinformation.
“A smartphone user’s finger hovers over icons for various social media apps Social media owners top global survey of misinformation concerns.
“Unesco said its findings, which come from a survey of influencers, underlined the need for media and literacy teaching to help shape their work.
“ ‘The low prevalence of factchecking highlights their vulnerability to misinformation, which can have far-reaching consequences for public discourse and trust in media,’ the report said.”