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FAKE NEWS ARE WORSE THAN BAD NEWS

2020-1-RO01-KA105-0782382020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: RO|EL|CZ|PL|IT|BG|ES · Grant: €20,790
Civic engagement / responsible citizenshipICT - new technologies - digital competences

Objectives

The project takes place in a context in which the media of all kinds is assaulted by fake news in order to produce panic, confusion, conflicts, attacks on the person, discrimination etc. The documentation of the young initiators of the project showed that the youth segment of 16- 24 years are the most exposed to threats of fake news, being very large users of social networks and not having the ability to recognize and block fake news. Thus, they contribute to their propagation through acceptance and redistribution or through irresponsible actions that cause negative effects both at the individual level through physical, mental and mental disorders as well as at the society level by destroying relationships, discrimination, intolerance, hatred. The vulnerability of young people increases to the categories of those with low opportunities, unemployed, poor, isolated, with family problems or incomplete education. The aim of the project is to increase the degree of responsibility of young people in managing fake news objectives: 1. strengthen for 8days the power of discernment of 42 participants from 7 countries in recognizing fake news and combating their propagation 2. increasing for 42 participants from 7 countries the responsibility of behavior in society and social networks for eliminating hate speech and electronic violence generated by fake news 3. Stimulating the creativity of 42 participants from 7 countries through media creation and forum theater in generating tools and solutions to prevent attacks and the effects of fake news Through this project, which is based on non-formal education methods and activities, we want to offer young people (both participants and indirect beneficiaries) the opportunity to develop competences for recognizing and blocking fake news, greater responsibility in redistributing news and in managing the activities in social networks and finally offering through a creative campaign with promotional materials, films and forum theater solutions to prevent the negative effects of fake news at the level of individuals and society, solutions with applicability in the association and in the sending communities

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