Teachers Union Promotes ‘Anti-Misinformation’ Tool, Sparking Left-Wing Bias Concerns

Teachers Union Promotes ‘Anti-Misinformation’ Tool, Sparking Left-Wing Bias Concerns
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten visits with striking Chicago teachers at Oscar DePriest Elementary School in Chicago, on Oct. 22, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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The second-largest teachers union in the United States will make available to millions of public school students a “news media literacy” tool that critics say has a significant left-wing bias.

In a partnership announced this week, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) said it will purchase licensed copies of NewsGuard’s “anti-misinformation” browser extension for the union’s 1.7 million members, who will then be able to share it with the tens of millions of students they serve.