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Subject: I am looking for teaching resources on media literacy

YouVerify!

The goal of the European YouVerify! project is to address the crucial challenges brought by disinformation and help young people develop both knowledge and know-how to make the difference daily between genuine and manipulated images and videos. On the website you can find quizzes, fake news games, the we verify plugin and teaching resources. Click

Think Smart

This 13-minute long video from Barnardos Online Safety Programme is designed for 8-12 year olds to ‘think smart’ about the information they read and the people they meet on the internet. Includes a worksheet and powerpoint for teachers. Click on the link below to access the content: http://barnardos.twbdev.com/learning-development/training/online-safety-programme/for-schools/t-for-think-smart

The Journal Fact-Checking section

On this page users can find examples of false information/news that have been assessed and debunked by the fact-checking team at the Journal. Click on the link below to access the content: https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck/news/

Disinformation in a time of conflict

This Council of Europe lesson plan aims to help students understand how disinformation is used in modern warfare through a comparison with the way truth gets manipulated in personal conflicts at school.  Click on the link below to access the content: https://rm.coe.int/disinformation-in-a-time-of-conflict/1680a5d3be