3.2.2. Spot and Combat Fake News

3.2.2. Type Spot and Combat Fake News!

Presentation, discussion, group activity

Objectives

Developing the participants ability to spot fake news and showing them how to combat these phenomena; Learning to collaborate and work in a team; Learning to do accurate research.

Duration Group size

1h 15-20 participants

Materials Description

Debriefing & Reflection Learning outcomes

Flipchart, flipchart paper & markers The participants are split in groups of 5-6 and each group is asked to provide 5 ways of spotting and combating fake news, with the purpose to make a short presentation writing on the flipchart paper that is handed out to them. Their work is carefully analysed and discussed. This method ends with a Q&A session. Each participant is encouraged to engage in the conversation. What were we trying to do? What can we learn from this? Social and civic competences: Be more aware about fake news and how easy it is to manipulate someone through information; Learn to work in a team.

Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship: Think creatively and solve problems as a group.

Additional comments Resources

Learning to learn: Be more aware about fake news and how easy it is to manipulate someone through information; Debriefing supports individual and collective learning process -

libguides.madisoncollege.edu - tips for spotting fake news