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How to handle teens who weaponize online research

My teenage kids keep showing me 'evidence' they found online to argue against household rules and I don't have time to debunk everything but I also can't just dismiss their sources without looking hypocritical about critical thinking.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Young people's facility with information gathering is outpacing parental capacity for verification while undermining traditional authority structures.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Disinformation and its technology?”

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