In early February 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) named a new kind of media consumption ailment, saying, "The 2019-nCoV outbreak and response has been accompanied by a massive 'infodemic'--an over-abundance of information--some accurate and some not that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it." Like COVID-19, this media "infodemic" has spread rapidly across the globe. This article aims to answer a number of questions about the infodemic. What factors have led to this historical moment where media and politics are so polarized that truth has become so malleable? How are teachers to address these realities in the social studies classroom? How can educators teach to their core knowledge and skills standards while enabling students to navigate the complexities of hyper-mediated civics? And how do they do all this while teaching their students online during an unprecedented pandemic?