Opinion: Media literacy the antidote to this infodemic

The World Health Organisation released a September 2020 joint statement with the United Nations, UNICEF, UNESCO and others acknowledging the Covid-19 pandemic is the first in history in which technology and social media are being used on a massive scale to keep people safe, informed, productive and connected. — Photo by ROBIN WORRALL on Unsplash

Imagine a media-literate America – a place where the daily norm would be to fact-check polarising memes, Facebook and Twitter posts, and other sources of misinformation.

Picture Americans using our remote controls to pause the cable news blaring on their television screens to consider: Is this true?