NY Plans to Teach Students to Spot ‘Conspiracy Theories’, ‘Misinformation’: Governor

Published on November 22, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that the state is planning to develop “media literacy tools” to teach K-12 students how to identify “conspiracy theories” and “misinformation” in the media and online. The plan is part of the Democrat governor’s new initiative to combat what she called the “ongoing rise in online hate speech” by investing an additional $3 million to expand the state’s Homeland Security and Emergency Services Division. The extra funding will allow the Division to conduct “threat assessment and management (TAM)” training in colleges and universities across the state, according to Ms. Hochul. School administrators and professors will be taught to recognize “credible” threats for harm online and create “management plans” for those “on the pathway to violence.”...

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