explainer

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Some social media posts have amplified inaccurate information about the changes — leading the Education Department to issue a “Myth vs. Fact” explainer on the proposed modifications.

From Los Angeles Times

Here’s The Morning’s explainer on the turmoil.

From New York Times

In an explainer on its website, the American Academy of Pediatrics said, “while this is a natural concern, there is no known evidence that use of face masks interferes with speech and language development or social communication.”

From Los Angeles Times

If you are still struggling to understand what war in Ukraine has to do with gas prices at home, here is an extremely simple explainer: Russia is blessed with massive oil and gas reserves, which constitute a complicated bargaining chip for President Vladimir Putin.

From Salon

Now, months after we first published this explainer, we’re still seeing headlines about people paying house-money for clip art of rocks — and my mom still doesn’t really understand what an NFT is.

From The Verge