Finland's battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
ABC News••world
Key Points:
- Finland has integrated media literacy into its national curriculum for children as young as 3 years old, aiming to build resistance against propaganda and disinformation, particularly from neighboring Russia.
- Following increased Russian disinformation campaigns and Finland's NATO membership in 2023, educators are now adding artificial intelligence (AI) literacy to help students identify AI-generated fake news and media.
- Finnish schools, such as Tapanila Primary School, actively teach students to critically evaluate news sources, while national media initiatives like the "ABC Book of Media Literacy" reinforce verified information consumption.
- Media literacy has been a core part of Finnish education since the 1990s, contributing to Finland's top ranking on the European Media Literacy Index, and courses are also offered to older
