Objectives:

To encourage critical thinking in checking the news

Process:

Participants are divided into smaller groups, depending on their digital competencies. The first group is responsible for creating the video and writing the script. The second group – for moderating and coordinating the event. The third group – for describing and presenting fake news to the consumers. Their task is to create a piece of fake news (different groups may be given different topics or methods, e.g. targeting different senses. It is important to make sure

that all participants do a research online and find actual facts that could be related to the fake news and support the actual fake news.

Then, when the fake news is created, the participants must go to the city/location to do a study by involving local people. The participants should be encouraged to ask for the people’s opinion about the event/activity, which took place one or several days ago (i.e. the fake news, created by the participants but the people interviewed should have not heard of it). The participants can film or record and thus discuss the news presented with the locals. After convincing that the news is true, the participants must reveal that the news were actually fake, the event has never happened, and emphasize how important it is to check the news using reliable resources.

Summary:

• Is it easy to create fake news? Why?
• Why people believe or don’t believe in the information received?
• How and when do you check information?
• Why is it important to check information?
• Which types of the media produce the most fake information? What target groups do they reach?
• What should you do in order not to get lost in information?