🇫🇮Finland ranks best in Europe for fighting disinformation
And the country puts its success down to its children's robust education
@Harrietmbarber explains
And the country puts its success down to its children's robust education
@Harrietmbarber explains
In 2014 the government embedded media literacy into the curriculum, teaching children from the age of six to read sources critically
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
Finland has more reason than most to target disinformation
In 2014, when neighbouring Russia annexed Crimea Finns say their neighbours began bombarding them with disinformation
In 2014, when neighbouring Russia annexed Crimea Finns say their neighbours began bombarding them with disinformation
But the country has managed to inoculate its children against the scourge of fake news by teaching them how to to sift good claims from bad
It's a technique backed by rigorous scientific research, as @annegulland explained back in 2018
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
It's a technique backed by rigorous scientific research, as @annegulland explained back in 2018
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
Like other countries this year, Finland has been swamped with Covid-19 conspiracies
But little has got through: more than 80 per cent of Finns say they are still willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine
@Harrietmbarber reports
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
But little has got through: more than 80 per cent of Finns say they are still willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine
@Harrietmbarber reports
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
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