website Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Mon, 09 Jan 2017 01:50:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg website Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 “Fake News” Is Hard For Kids To Spot https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/01/08/fake-news-hard-kids-spot/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/01/08/fake-news-hard-kids-spot/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2017 01:50:59 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15897 There is a lot of "fake news" on the Internet. A new study shows that many young people in the United States have a hard time telling "real" from "fake" news.
Fake news is exactly what it sounds like. It's an article that may look just like any other news article--except that it's not true. Unfortunately, many people can't tell the difference.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/01/08/fake-news-hard-kids-spot/feed/ 2 Girl Scouts Selling Cookies Online https://teachingkidsnews.com/2014/12/08/girl-scouts-us-selling-cookies-online/ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:07:06 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14316 For the first time, Girl Scout cookies will be available to purchase over the Internet.
Most people are familiar with Girl Scouts (in the United States—"Girl Guides" in Canada) selling cookies in person.
But now in the US, they’re available online through a “Digital Cookie” website.

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