How to spot and fight disinformation
The European Commission published a toolkit to provide secondary teachers resources in order to start conversations with their students about the questions raised by the spread of misinformation, and more specifically disinformation. This has become an increasing problem in recent years. These relate to health, democracy, the environment, and the cultural and legal norms underpinning our societies.
This toolkit is designed to introduce young people to the phenomenon of disinformation – conveying an understanding of the threats it poses, explaining how students can protect themselves from it, and providing an opportunity to look in more depth at particular examples. The toolkit is open and free to use for any educational establishment. Although it can be adjusted and tailored for other age groups, the main target group is teenagers from 15 to 18 years old.
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