Philanthropic Efforts to Fight Misinformation Should Start in the Classroom

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Video footage of Hamas fighters purportedly parachuting into Israel on Saturday. A photo of an official White House document seemingly showing that the Biden administration is sending $8 billion in military aid to Israel. A video of Israeli air force planes apparently attacking the Gaza Strip last weekend.

Each of these reports is false, relying on doctored content and repurposed images from different conflicts, yet all have circulated widely on social media since Hamas’s attack on Israel began. Many have been viewed millions of times.

Misinformation like this has become a common phenomenon during quickly evolving world crises such as the Israel-Hamas war, making it challenging to determine what’s real and what isn’t. MORE