Fake news and disinformation online: parent factsheet
Share this factsheet with parents so they know about the risks, including radicalisation, around seeing fake news online, and how they can help their child spot it.
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Use this text to introduce it:
"Fake news is where false information is presented as genuine news. Recently, misleading images and footages about the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been shared on social media. These could be worrying for your child. Extremists also use fake news and disinformation to influence people. Help your child spot fake news with the tips in this factsheet."
