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Navigating Digital Information (Crash Course)

CrashCourse (John Green) YouTube / CrashCourse

How to check sources, read laterally and judge evidence online before you trust or share it.

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Level Absolute beginner

Time 2 – 10 hrs

Prerequisites None

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Verified 2019

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