Today’s news and information gleanings from here and there.

Today’s quote … “The question that many of you asked … was ‘Why would anyone start a rumor?’ The question I want you to be thinking about today when we do this next lesson is ‘Why would anyone believe it?’ ” – Patricia Hunt, educator, Wakefield High School, Arlington, Va, in this NPR article, The Classroom Where Fake News Fails.

In a post-Brexit world, is this going to be the “new normal” holiday spirit?

• Misinformation, disinformation and speculation about the cancellation of a play in the Hempfield School District? – WITF

• Training people how to respond to a “bias-based attack or a hate crime?” – NPR

• Prove it! Prove you’re an American. – NPR

• No news about the tire slashings at Wagon Works – Columbia Police Department facebook page

• No news about who holds the position of vice president of the Columbia Borough School District Board of Directors at the Website or in the minutes

• Pope Francis | “malevolent resistance … germinates in distorted minds and presents itself when the devil inspires wicked intentions, often in lamb’s clothing.” – NPR

• “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”

• “A bunch of humbutg” – The LNP – Always Lancaster editorial in today’s paper condemning reports about the Centerville Elementary School non-story incident.

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• “Toss Your Hat in the Ring” workshops – Penn State News

• Here’s how – Webinars, too – Penn State News

• “Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts” – NPR

• The Columbia Borough Council separate committee meeting minutes – especially well done synopses following the meetings, e.g., the Safety Committe’s.

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