January 12, 2021 Network of community trainers take media literacy skills to remote villages, smaller cities in more than 10 languages Online misinformation is hard to stop. It’s easy to pass along a rumor, even easier to believe one. But understanding when an online piece of information is false, or meant to cause harm, requires critical thinking skills and awareness. This problem of identifying misinformation can be even more complex for new internet users, who have never had a chance to understand how to navigate the maze of online information. Luckily, research has shown that these skills can be learned. In India – where millions of users come online each year from smaller cities and rural areas – a group of 253 journalists, fact-checkers, media educators, non-profit workers, and community radio representatives have come together to ensure people have the opportunity to learn how to assess the online information they access in their daily lives.