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Anna KORKMAN

EXPLAINED: How finnish youth learn to spot disinformation | Rare Historical Photos

Students attend a class on media literacy at the Hiidenkiven Koulu school in Helsinki (Credit: AFP)

Finland is consistently ranked as Europe's most media literate country and the skills needed to spot online hoaxes are on the school curriculum, amidst a boom of mis- and disinformation campaigns.

"Who knew what a troll was before?" literature and Finnish language teacher Saara Varmola asked her 14 to 15 year-old students who all promptly raised their hands during a class at a Helsinki school in November.

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