Today, young people are immersed in a complicated media ecology that promotes an infodemic of disinformation and profit-driven spin while simultaneously presenting extraordinary opportunities for participatory engagement. The social studies classroom is a critical platform for preparing the next generation to cope and thrive amid this unprecedented deluge of mediated messages. Given these realities, it is essential that social studies education integrates media literacy: the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, act on, and create media messages in a variety of forms. The role of the teacher is not to tell the students what to think but to facilitate rigorous, fact-based, and reflective analysis and evaluation. This position paper includes key questions to ask when analyzing media messages; sample resources for media literacy integration and for professional development; and sample lessons for integrating media literacy into the social studies curriculum.