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Schools must equip students to navigate alt-right websites that push fake news

  • Written by Jennifer Rich, Assistant Professor, Rowan University
Schools must equip students to navigate alt-right websites that push fake newsMiddle and high school students turn to alt-right websites for their research papers.Steve Heap/www.shutterstock.com

More than 60 percent of America’s middle and high school students rely on alt-right internet sites as credible sources for their research papers. The students are using alt-right sites to write papers on topics that range from...

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