How Finland is preparing its citizens for a world swamped by fake news

Finish education places focus on core subjects, competition and control.

"We place greater emphasis on general competencies than on testable knowledge".

I always found this a better way to actually learn, as opposed to just being "good at taking a test".

three main questions that help determine whether information is trustworthy:

1. Who is behind the claim? Is it a trustworthy source?

1. What evidence is there to support the claim?

1. What do other sources say about it?

Does that help people to identify if they are in an information bubble?

The EU has set an ambitious target, specifying that at least 80 % of the adult population should be digitally literate by 2030.

Being digitally literate is defined as citizens being aware that online information contains misinformation and disinformation,

Finland has ranked number one in the European Media Literacy Index for several years in a row.

and almost a third of high school students have trouble judging the reliability of texts

It would be ambitious if 80% of adults should be able to judge the reliability. Being aware of disinformation sounds useful but it is almost useless.