Disinformation has become a growing problem in the United States and around the world in recent years. Experts say that disinformation has played a role in the increased partisan divide in the U.S., and was a major factor in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in early January. But Kate Weber, the president of the Oregon Association of School Libraries, says that teacher-librarians have a role to play in teaching students how to distinguish fact from fiction online. Weber joins us.
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