Sitting in my eighth-grade classroom, I stealthily check my email, hoping for news updates from The New York Times or CNN about the heightened COVID-19 crisis in India, my country of origin.Older members of Gen Z will have an opportunity to vote in upcoming elections, but with this freedom comes responsibility; they must ensure that they will make an informed choice by consistently reading the news from unbiased, factual sources.The emphasis here should be on low-information, because without education and a factual understanding of current events, voters can elect unqualified candidates into office.Gen Z-ers must recognize that voting is a highly important right that many other nations don't have.Although social media is a great tool in itself, when it becomes the primary vehicle of informing the general public, many of the stories circulating must be taken with a grain of salt."Shreya's a boomer.""Yeah," my friend adds.We must take it seriously.Reading the news on social media is not enough.So, please, pick up the paper.