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Fighting Fake News

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bipartisan bill to help improve media literacy in public schools, following a recent study that found 82 percent of middle schoolers struggle to tell advertisements from real news stories.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bipartisan bill to help improve media literacy in public schools, following a recent study that found 82 percent of middle schoolers struggle to tell advertisements from real news stories.

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