Fact checks
The Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) is an internationally renowned program that brings together teenagers to learn about digital media literacy with a focus on fact-checking skills.
The Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) is an internationally renowned program that brings together teenagers to learn about digital media literacy with a focus on fact-checking skills.
/* Styling for the parent div (div1) */ .div1 { background-color: #CCC; width: 100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 20px; box-sizing: border-box; } /* Styling for the inner divs (div2 to div5) */ .div1 .inner-div { background-color: #913D88; border-radius: 10px; margin: 15px; padding: 20px; text-align: center; color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; min-width: 150px; /* You can adjust the width as needed */ } /* Responsive behavior for small screens */ @media (max-width: 768px) { .div1 { flex-wrap: wrap; } }
/* Hide page titles */ div.node__content h2 { display:none; } /* Parent div with scalable background image */ .btf-banner { width: 1000px; height: 300px; /* Adjust height as needed */ background-image: url('https://mediasmarts.ca/sites/default/files/2023-07/Digital%20Media%20Literacy_banner.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; text-align: center; } /* Child div with white H1 text */ .btf-banner h1 { font-size: 48px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0; text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); } /* Styling for the search container */ .btf-search-container { position: absolute; bottom: 20px; width: 50%; /* Set to 50% width */ text-align: left; /* Align to the left */ } /* Optional styling for the search input */ .gcse-search input.gsc-input { padding: 10px; font-size: 16px; color: #000!important; }
Learn more about our organization.
The Newfoundland language arts curriculum includes expectations that incorporate media education themes. The curriculum document English Language Arts Grades 10-12 Overview (2001) includes a section that demonstrates the complementary relationship between media literacy and English language arts:
Today’s students live in an information and entertainment culture that is dominated by images, both moving and static.
Our corporate partners help us achieve our vision of empowering people to engage with all forms of media confidently and critically.
MediaSmarts is governed by an elected, volunteer Board of Directors.
Given their increasing use of the Internet to find information, now is also a good time to introduce strategies for determining authorship and authority of online information so they can recognize good health information, biased or hateful content, and online scams and hoaxes.
At this age media influences on gender norms and body image are becoming more intense. Children need to learn to apply key media literacy concepts to online spaces such as social networks.