Education, Skills and Learning

How Finland is fighting fake news - in the classroom

A Chinese language teacher sits in an empty classroom as she teaches a class during an online course at Jingshan School, on a smoggy day under a "red alert" for air pollution, in Beijing, China, December 21, 2015. Schools are recommended to close and outdoor construction is banned under the "red alert" for smog.   REUTERS/China Daily   ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.  - GF10000272717

Facts or fakery? Finland is teaching children how to tell the difference Image: REUTERS/China Daily

Emma Charlton
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