Melanie LeJeune
@techmel.bsky.social
HS Librarian; 2023 Louisiana School Librarian of the Year; Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert; Wakelet Community Leader
Important tips to be a better news consumer…
2/ #NewsLiteracy takeaway: Online claims that appeal to preconceived biases often go unexamined since they feel accurate.
Three steps to resist the pull of confirmation bias:
✨ Check for evidence
✨ Check the source
✨ Look for context
Read more: bit.ly/TrucksLAFD
Three steps to resist the pull of confirmation bias:
✨ Check for evidence
✨ Check the source
✨ Look for context
Read more: bit.ly/TrucksLAFD
No, California isn’t using fleet of electric fire trucks to fight fires
A viral rumor is claiming that 45 of the Los Angeles fire department’s trucks are electric and take 10 hours each day to recharge, hampering efforts to contain the wildfires in California. But the pos...
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January 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Important tips to be a better news consumer…
Reposted by Melanie LeJeune
1/ ❌ NO: The Los Angeles Fire Department does not have 45 electric fire trucks.
✔️ It has one truck with an electric engine in its entire fleet.
❌ NO: That one engine does not take 10 hours to recharge.
#RumorGuard post: bit.ly/TrucksLAFD
✔️ It has one truck with an electric engine in its entire fleet.
❌ NO: That one engine does not take 10 hours to recharge.
#RumorGuard post: bit.ly/TrucksLAFD
January 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
1/ ❌ NO: The Los Angeles Fire Department does not have 45 electric fire trucks.
✔️ It has one truck with an electric engine in its entire fleet.
❌ NO: That one engine does not take 10 hours to recharge.
#RumorGuard post: bit.ly/TrucksLAFD
✔️ It has one truck with an electric engine in its entire fleet.
❌ NO: That one engine does not take 10 hours to recharge.
#RumorGuard post: bit.ly/TrucksLAFD
I may be late to the party, but I recently finished this timely book. I loved it! 5 ⭐️
Found out about it from my 8th grade niece. It’s on her literature class list.
Found out about it from my 8th grade niece. It’s on her literature class list.
November 1, 2023 at 3:53 PM
I may be late to the party, but I recently finished this timely book. I loved it! 5 ⭐️
Found out about it from my 8th grade niece. It’s on her literature class list.
Found out about it from my 8th grade niece. It’s on her literature class list.