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The war on misinformation keeps spreading.

Three US senators, reacting to evidence that Russian-linked players were behind deceptive ads ahead of last year鈥檚 US presidential election, aimed at forcing internet firms to tell the Federal Election Commission who鈥檚 bankrolling online ads. (Paid TV, radio, and print political advertisers have long been regulated.)

The same day, Pew Research Center that asked: 鈥淲ill trusted methods emerge over the next 10 years to block false narratives and allow the most accurate information to prevail?鈥�

Respondents were almost evenly split. Pessimists held a slight edge. They worried about those with a stake in maintaining the status quo, and saw divisions rising among those who care about the quality of information and those who don鈥檛.

Optimists saw tech coming to the rescue, with innovations that could reduce 鈥渢he potency and availability of misinformation.鈥� They envisioned successful regulation, the rise of 鈥渢rust ratings,鈥� and a rise in information literacy.

That鈥檚 likely to require a grass-roots global push. Here鈥檚 one promising precursor: In some 8,000 Italian schools beginning Oct. 31, a aims to teach those weaned on social media how to sort fact from fiction online, The New York Times reports.

Said Laura Boldrini, a parliamentarian champion of the effort: 鈥淚t鈥檚 only right to give these kids the possibility to defend themselves from lies.鈥�

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