Mike Evans knew something had to change.
As the lead instructor for American Government 1101 at Georgia State University in 2021, Evans had watched his students over the years show up with fewer facts and more conspiracy theories.
Gone were the days when students arrived on campus with dim memories of high school civics. Now, they came armed with bold, often misleading beliefs shaped by hours spent each day on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.
One example of misinformation making the rounds back then was an anonymously posted video that more than half of teens in a national survey said provided "strong evidence" of U.S. voter fraud. The video was actually shot in Russia, crucial context that could be gleaned by entering a few choice keywords into a browser.
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