Fake news???? Yes, it’s true! It spread like wildfire. As future or current teachers, we need to make it a priority to teach our students the importance of digital literacy. Why Teach Digital Literacy in Middle/High School? After reading the article “Developing critical literacies: What we need to know in a “fake news” world”, I learned that it is no longer appropriate to simply just check the date and author of the article and assume it is real information. Students must be taught how to: Recognize the bias information Use reliable fact checking tools such as Snopes, Polilifact, FactCheck.org, Google’s Reverse Images Search, and VerificationHandbook.com. Read like a fact checker…