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fighting fake news ❤️media mix educationhartford, connecticut (achieve3000, may 4, 2018).thanks to the internet, students can find news and information with ease. however, the spread of \fake news\ means that the information found online isnt always correct. the amount of false information online has caused alarms. it has captured the attention of state lawmakers. now, some lawmakers want schools to do more to teach students how to tell fact from fiction.lawmakers in several states have supported new bills. the bills say that public schools must do more to teach media literacy skills. those skills include the ability to question and evaluate sources of information. as of march 2018, bills had already beencredit for photo and related images: ap/stephen dunnjennifer rocca, a media literacy teacher in connecticut, is showing her student how to tell if online news articles are true or false.question 1cause effect?the push for schools to teach media literacy started gaining popularitybased on the article, which best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?a. a new law in washington said that the head of schools must encourage media literacy.b. dannet malloy set up a council to help teach students to evaluate what they read online.c. a 2016 study found that jennifer roccas students were not easily duped by fake news.d. many people were fooled by fake news before the 2018

Explanation:

The effect is schools gaining popularity for teaching media literacy. We need a cause that explains why this push started. The article states the spread of fake news (people being fooled by it) caused alarm and led lawmakers to push for media literacy in schools. Option D aligns with this root cause, as the problem of fake news fooling people prompted the response of teaching media literacy.

Answer:

D. Many people were fooled by fake news before the 2016