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The role of digital literacy in the fight against online antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY In the face of rampant online antisemitism and conspiracy theories, digital literacy emerges as a critical tool to combat misinformation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityEducationSocial MediaPhilanthropyConspiracy TheoriesAiOnline MisinformationDigital LiteracyDigital Inquiry Group

Places mentioned

Huntsville, Alabama, United States
"Research from Shauna M. Bowes at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and the Anti Defamation Leagues Center for Antisemitism Research shows that conspiratorial thinking and antisemitism are intertwined."
Russian Federation
"The video was shot in Russia, a fact established in seconds by entering a few simple keywords into a search engine, which returned sources like Snopes and the BBC that debunked the claim."
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
"Encouragingly, we can all learn to read laterally and make better decisions. In just six hours of instruction, two hours less than teens already spend online each day, students in Lincoln, Nebraska, nearly doubled in their ability to make thoughtful choices about what to believe."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"In partnership with The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation, the nonprofit Digital Inquiry Group, which spun out of Stanford in 2023 and became an independent 501(c)(3) in January 2024, is equipping Los Angeles-area schools with instructional materials that teach students to think critically online."
Israel
"Entering a few of its words into a search engine leads directly to a Ben-Gurion University professors warning about AI-generated fake history flooding the internet."

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