Media Literacy Field Guide for Teens
Posted by News Creator Corps on July 21, 2026
Teens are uniquely vulnerable to mis- and disinformation. According to a 2024 study from the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit, eight in 10 U.S. teenagers say they see conspiracy theories on social media at least once a week. Of those teens who reported seeing conspiracy theories, 81% report that they believe at least one of them.
In a survey NCC conducted in 2025 of 16 parents, 73% said their teens had told them something that turned out to be misinformation, and every parent surveyed named misinformation as a concern.
We’re here to help.
We’re launching The Media Literacy Field Guide for Teens, a free 6-week newsletter course to give parents, teachers, coaches, and trusted adults the tools to teach teens how to spot misinformation online. Each week you’ll get a new email digging into an aspect of misinformation, how it uniquely impacts teens and how you can help your teen identify what’s real and what’s not online.
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