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JEA Curriculum Highlight: Fact Checking in the Digital Age

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Over Two Million Around the World Have Died From the Virus
by The New York Times on January 16, 2021 at 2:12 am
The global death toll soared past the mark on Friday, just over a year after the virus was first detected in Wuhan, China. Here’s the latest on Covid-19.
New Warnings of Violence as Security Tightens for Inauguration
by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Eileen Sullivan and Eric Schmitt on January 16, 2021 at 1:45 am
Commercial airlines have tracked an increase in checked weapons, and federal law enforcement raised fresh alarms about extremist plots.
N.R.A. Declares Bankruptcy and Seeks to Exit New York
by Danny Hakim on January 16, 2021 at 1:36 am
The group, which said it planned to reincorporate in Texas, is currently being investigated by New York’s attorney general, who is seeking to dissolve it.
Lankford Apologizes to Black Voters for Backing Trump’s Election Deceit
by Emily Cochrane on January 16, 2021 at 1:24 am
The Oklahoma senator, who is up for re-election in 2022, said he had not realized his objection to the election results would be seen as a direct attack on the voting rights of people of color.