Anti-Rumour Lesson Modules

[Translate to EN:] Grafik mit der Aufschrift "Anti-Rumour Workshop-Module", darunter vier Symbole: eine Gruppe von Menschen in einer geöffneten Hand; eine Weltkugel, aus der eine Pflanze sprießt; Eine Pyramide mit einem Auge in der Mitte; verschiedene digitale Medien wie Laptop und Handy.
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The Anti-Rumour lesson modules can be used by educators and youth work professionals in non-formal and formal educational contexts. They are divided into 4 thematic lessons, with each lesson comprising four modules with several activities. Each module has a maximum duration of 45 minutes. The modules can be freely combined, but it is also possible to work through entire lessons chronologically.
These lessons are designed for participants to actively implement and test strategies to identify fake news, including real-life case studies, online fact-checking tools, AI-generated content, group activities, etc.

 

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Lesson 1: Combating fake news in the context of social inclusion and LGTBI+:
Disinformation that targets marginalized groups poses significant challenges to social cohesion and exacerbates divisions within societies. This lesson provides strategies and knowledge to combat harmful false narratives against marginalized groups.

 

Lesson 2: Combating fake news in the context of environmental awareness and global warming:
Climate change is one of the areas where disinformation is sometimes most prevalent. This module aims to equip learners with the ability to understand and recognize the impact of fake news and narratives around climate change.

 

Lesson 3: Disinformation and its key characteristics: 
The backbone of conspiracy narratives and fake news is often the “us vs. them” dichotomy. Conspiracy theorists often see the world divided into “us”, usually portrayed as the “pure people”, and “them”, the corrupt elite, the establishment that mysteriously controls everything. This lesson focuses on this element of conspiracy narratives and aims to counteract this phenomenon by creating awareness of the mechanisms behind it.

 

Lesson 4: Media literacy - protection and empowerment: 
This lesson aims to teach strategies for recognizing trustworthy news media, vetting sources, and identifying AI-created content. Among other things, the aim is to teach participants how to develop from passive media consumers to responsible, active media producers.