Due to the vast amount of technology resources accessible to the public today, depictions of people, places, and events which were once held as true are no longer being accepted as reality. History is being reinterpreted. While youth often resort to social media for knowledge, sensationalized news and images can promote negative stereotypes. As media writers are criticized and accused of offering fake news and historical inaccuracies, the public, particularly youth, have come to distrust the media. Educators can help students distinguish between fact and fiction by infusing historical literacy - the ability to examine a historical event through social, political, and cultural factors, with media literacy - the ability to analyze and evaluate media communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...