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Education Editor, The News Literacy Project
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The Sift: AI & social media impact on teens
How social media and AI affect teens’ mental health, tips for news avoidance, a roundup of Taylor Swift rumors, Joe Rogan’s climate misinterpretation, and a Mountain Dew ban rumor debunked.
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September 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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1/ ❌ NO: A Nov. 10 post on Threads listing celebrities & companies no longer active on X, including The Home Depot, Etsy & Taylor Swift, is not accurate.

✔️ While X has seen an exodus of high-profile users, 8 of the accounts cited ⤵️ have been active.

🔗 bit.ly/FakeListX

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November 19, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Read about paid influencers on TikTok, Chinese disinfo, debunked rumors about mosquitoes and a Gen Zer who has gone viral on TikTok by reading newspapers!
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