Anti-Rumour Toolkit
Discover 17 online tools for identifying fake news and conspiracy theories in our interactive toolkit:
The toolkit was created with genially. Users can navigate between the individual tools and descriptions using interactive elements. A click on the hand symbol at the top right shows all interactive elements.
The Anti-Rumour Toolkit is a collection of 17 online tools that help youth workers and young people to:
- Identify conspiracy theories and disinformation
- Learn about currently circulating fake news
- Strengthen media literacy and gain awareness regarding disinformation methods and manipulation tactics
The included tools are online applications (e.g. chatbots, search engines) that help with verifiying information that is found online, serious games that strengthen media literacy and information literacy, tools that help evaluate sources’ credibility as well as websites that regularly publish fact-checking articles.
Each tool is accompanied by instructions on how to use it as well as information on its strengths and weaknesses, contexts of use, supported languages and suggested age groups for users. For the more complex tools, the Anti-Rumour toolkit also provides short tutorial videos.
The Anti-Rumour consortium selected these 17 tools based on the needs of youth workers and educators in the four partner countries, which were assessed via an online survey, while keeping a balance between different types of tools, supported languages and suitability for usage in Cyprus, Germany, Greece and Spain.
The "Anti-Rumour" Project
The Anti-Rumour project is funded by the Erasmus+ program, and is implemented with project partners from Cyprus, Greece and Spain. It raises awareness regarding fake news and conspiracy theories with a focus on disinformation surrounding environmental awareness and social inclusion. The project addresses young people in particular.
In addition to the Anti-Rumour Toolkit, the project consortium has developed a guidebook on fake news and conspiracy narratives, and is developing a serious game to strengthen media skills and a learning module that can be used in media education work.
