Angelina Jolie's BBC Show For Kids Will Target Fake News

Angelina Jolie is putting together her very own show for BBC that’s dedicated to children. With this program, the mother of 6 has a greater goal in mind and that’s to teach kids how to avoid being tricked by “fake news.”

“BBC My World” is a news-oriented show for a younger audience, targeted at kids around the age of 13 who are beginning to pay attention to the world. The show is being executive produced by Jolie in collaboration with Microsoft Education, but with BBC maintaining final editing rights, Variety reports.

As for the show’s main goal, Jolie said: “I hope it will help children find the information and tools they need to make a difference on the issues that matter to them, drawing on the BBC World Service’s network of thousands of journalists and multiple language services around the world.”

Producers have stated they want to target that audience as they are the most exposed and impersonalized by social media, where “fake news” is supposedly at its most prevalent. Director of BBC World Service Group Jamie Angus released a statement of their own, saying that it’s important for young people to distinguish what is real and what is false online or wherever they find it. “BBC My World” aims to teach young people to “think critically” about the information they are given.

“Nurturing these abilities is the aim of My World, and they’re crucial for today’s young people, not just for personal development but the future health of global democracy,” Angus said.

Jolie stated that “BBC My World” is also about allowing young people to learn about other children across the globe and how they live their lives.

The episodes will contain learning segments that coincide with lesson plans you can acquire through Microsoft Education. “BBC My World” will also be aired in 42 different languages across the globe.

Jolie’s “BBC My World” will air each Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. You may also catch it on the BBC YouTube channel and iPlayer in the U.K.