{"id":686,"date":"2026-09-12T23:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T23:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safe-changes.eu\/index.php\/story\/mariams-misinformation-lesson\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T23:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T23:38:15","slug":"mariams-misinformation-lesson","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.safe-changes.eu\/index.php\/story\/mariams-misinformation-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariam&#8217;s Misinformation Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p>Mariam was scrolling through social media when she came across an article promoting a &#8220;miracle&#8221; diet that promised instant results. Excited to help her friends, she quickly shared it without checking where the information came from.<\/p>\n<p>A few days later, she discovered the article was full of misinformation \u2014 some friends had even tried the risky diet, leading to minor health issues and a lot of worry. Mariam felt responsible and guilty, realising that sharing unverified information has real consequences for people&#8217;s health and trust.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"sc-story-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safe-changes.eu\/wp-content\/themes\/safe-changes\/assets\/images\/stories\/story-03-mariams-misinformation-lesson-algeria-part2.png\" alt=\"Mariam presenting fact-checking tips to classmates\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Determined to learn from her mistake, she started checking author credentials, cross-verifying claims on reliable websites, and questioning sensational headlines before sharing anything. She joined a school fact-checking community, helping peers identify false information and promoting trustworthy content.<\/p>\n<p>Through this experience, Mariam learned the importance of critical thinking online. She now reminds her friends to pause before sharing, think about consequences, and value accuracy over popularity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>\u2014 A story from Algeria<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariam was scrolling through social media when she came across an article promoting a &#8220;miracle&#8221; diet that promised instant results. Excited to help her friends, she quickly shared it without [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":687,"template":"","story_country":[31],"class_list":["post-686","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","story_country-algeria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safe-changes.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story\/686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safe-changes.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safe-changes.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/story"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safe-changes.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safe-changes.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"story_country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safe-changes.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story_country?post=686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}