4.1.3. What Sources Do You Trust/Not Trust?

4.1.3. What Sources Do You Trust/Not Trust?

Type Objectives

Duration Group size Materials Description

Debriefing & Reflection Learning outcomes

Group activity, team building

Gain more knowledge about media literacy, fake news and the purpose of its creation;

Reflect on the importance of having the right information and how information can easily change;

Introduce trustworthy sites and their features. 20min 15-20 participants Markers, flipchart & flipchart paper The facilitator divides participants in groups; give each group a marker and a sheet of flipchart paper. The groups are asked to write down on the flip chart paper what sources they do trust and not trust (for example, one they trust is a government website and one they do not trust is a news article on a social media website). Once they write down and discuss which sites they trust and which they don’t trust, the facilitator is asking participants why they think a site is trustworthy or not. After the discussion the facilitator reveals which of the sites that the participants chose are trustworthy and why. The facilitator willshare an online resource, a website that helps discerning what is true and what is not: snopes.com and fact check if the sources written down on the flipchart paper. Were you aware of these fact checking sources? What did you learn from your colleagues? Digital competence: Understand which media the group thinks are more trustworthy (print media, social media, radio) and why.

Learning to learn: Analysing why we trust certain sources and not others.

Additional comments Resources

Social and civic competences: Knowing which media are more trustworthy is crucial for making informed decisions as a citizen; To prepare for this method, the facilitator will do research for online fact checking sources – these can be specific for each location.

snopes.com libguides.lmu.edu