How to Protect Yourself from Fakes and Disinformation

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How to Protect Yourself from Fakes and Disinformation

Basic fact-checking skills and countering disinformation

Experts: Sviatoslav Hrynchuk, Diana Dutsyk, Vadym Miskyi, +4

How to Protect Yourself from Fakes and Disinformation is a 10-episode series full of knowledge on countering fakes and disinformation, protecting personal data, and Internet safety tips. In the format of a dialogue, host Sviatoslav Hrynchuk and a guest expert discuss individual topics of media literacy. The educational series will provide viewers with practical media and information literacy skills that have to become a part of their lives in a full-scale war, and will also explain how to navigate the vast amount of information and recognize misinformation and propaganda.

The educational series was created for the Diia.Education platform as part of the "Comprehensive information and educational campaign to combat disinformation" implemented by 1+1 Media and Smart Angel in cooperation with expert organizations with the financial support of the European Union. Its content is the sole responsibility of the editors of the program and does not necessarily reflect the position of the EU.

Format:

Education series

EKTS:

0.1

Languages:

Ukrainian, English

Topic:

Media literacy

For:

for active citizens

Skills:

HARD: Definition of signs of conspiracy theories, Fact-checking, Finding the primary source of information, Identification of signs of fakes and disinformation, Inspection of photos and video materials, Understanding Social Network Community Standards

SOFT: Critical thinking, Internet security skills, Personal data protection skills