Misinformation Landscape

WHEN: Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 from 4:00-5:00 PM

WHO: Educators in Oakland County (recommended grades 3-12, all content areas)

WHAT: Join the News Literacy Project and Oakland Schools for a virtual webinar that focuses on teaching students to develop their misinformation “spidey senses” to spot viral falsehoods on social media — and to use verification skills to debunk them.

This session uses a “prebunking” approach to teaching about misinformation: helping students recognize common traits and tactics of false and misleading claims. We will explore five primary types of viral misinformation along with five factors students can use to evaluate posts they’re skeptical about.

We will also practice key verification skills — like reverse image searching — and reflect on how these skills can be applied in the classroom to foster careful, critical thinking and a sense of responsibility for what students post and amplify online.

Key objectives

• Define misinformation and discuss the personal and civic impact of viral falsehoods.

• Discover how to use “prebunking” strategies as a road map for teaching students how to identify and resist viral misinformation, using NLP’s free resources.

• Apply key verification skills to real-world examples of mis- and disinformation.

This event is sponsored by REMC 17 and Oakland Schools and is open to any educator working in Oakland County.

In accordance with state and federal law, Oakland Schools does not discriminate, nor permit discrimination, on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy or parental status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, in its educational programs and activities, employment, or enrollment. The District also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For questions or complaints regarding unlawful discrimination or harassment, students and others should contact Jacqueline.Zablocki@oakland.k12.mi.us or (248) 209-2590 for the Civil Rights/Title IX Coordinator.