Teachers are worried that young people are not being equipped to tell the difference. The 500 teachers polled rated their pupils’ ability to recognise bias, apply fact checks and verify sources to be below average.

For digital literacy to be embraced, teachers have to be equipped with the resources, training and precious time to teach it.

Digital literacy IS a necessity and NOT an option

digital immigrants (the older generation) as well as digital natives must learn, practice, and continually strive to improve their digital literacy skills

students in the "Net Generation" who have a high degree of digital literacy can naturally learn to be critical consumers and wary netizens