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#Trump faked his #assassination attempt. Princess Di wasn’t killed in an #accident. The #moon landing never happened. Why do people believe #disproven ideas? @sarahedmonds decodes #conspiracies and #fakenews. tinyurl.com/azt28was

#NorthKorea recently sent #troops to #Russia,dropped #rubbish into #SouthKorea and fired #ballistics into the #Sea of #Japan. 🗞 Correspondent John West decodes North Korea's recent actions and its position on the world stage. tinyurl.com/2xmrd9cu

#TaylorSwift #Beyonce #BadBunny Just how influential are the voices of pop stars in #elections? Correspondent Norma Hilton looks at celebrity endorsements in elections. tinyurl.com/bdebsr57

💸What if an investment fund scooped up the place you call home? 🗞️In #Spain, people are taking to the streets to #protest on #housing. Journalist @LeahPattem reports from #Madrid. tinyurl.com/2s3dpun4

🖋 #Terrorist or #liberator? #Occupied or #disputed? 🏷 #Labels and the #shorthand #descriptors we use make a difference. 🗞️We look back at correspondent @HarveyMorrisUK's piece on shorthand labels. #beware tinyurl.com/3v7853fm

🧐Have you noticed your #social #media feed getting stranger? 🗞️Sabīne Bērziņa meets #ShrimpJesus, #sad #cats and #fake books as she explores the rise in #AI-generated #spam and what's behind it. tinyurl.com/2bpv987x

👩‍💻 Can you spot a #deepfake and separate #fact from fiction or opinion? How do #algorithms work? 🗞 News Decoder are here to point you in the right direction with this selection of pieces on #media #literacy. tinyurl.com/2vneap85

👩‍🏫In #Finland, efforts are being made to make media literacy a core component of primary #education. 🗞️Editorial Intern Kaja Andric explores Finland's approach to #media #literacy education and the fight against #disinformation. tinyurl.com/3n9jjskb

🎉Celebrate UNESCO Global MIL Week! #MILWeeks Teachers help students (12-19) build #medialiteracy & journalistic skills with Mobile Stories! ✅Interactive & user-friendly ✅Cross-curricular & works on all devices Apply now for a free teacher test account forms.gle/77qEWPMbL1j9kG…

🌀Poor nations are often hardest hit by extreme #weather, but they can lack resources for #forecasts that can save lives. 🗞️In this week's #DecoderReplay, Tira Shubart looks at how better #data and weather #forecasting affects #disaster #preparedness. tinyurl.com/3hdj8n52

🗳 How important is the U.S. election? 🗞 Correspondent Daniel Warner takes a global perspective and looks at a shifting world stage. #USelection #globalperspective #vote tinyurl.com/2f7jzhcj

😟 We worry about a #future where it is too hot or too cold and extreme #environmental events become the norm. That affects our mental health now. 🗞 Liana Hwang explores eco-anxiety and its impact on us. #climate #mentalhealth #ecoanxiety tinyurl.com/z89tnrre

🎵 #Music brings people together. In California it's connecting neighbors, one porch at a time. 🗞 Griffin Mancuso reports from Sunny Brae #Porch #Fest where 50 #performers put on #concerts and welcomed the local #community in their front yards. tinyurl.com/yc7m24r3