| Premises: |
| – Fake news spreads 70% faster than real news, and new real-time information channels such as social media facilitate the efficiency of their transmission. |
| – Romania is in the last places in a European ranking conducted in April 2021 on vulnerability to false news and young people are more prone to be affected by false news. |
| Purpose: |
| – Testing the degree of permeability to misinformation campaigns among young people |
| – Checking knowledge about international organizations |
| – Development of the critical apparatus |
| – Correct information on international organizations |
| – Assessing the measures already taken by online platforms, media outlets, and civil society organizations to combat the spread of false news in the online environment |
| Activities |
| – Online questionnaire to test knowledge about IO and the risk of being fooled by disinformation |
| – Development and distribution of innovative materials specific to the online environment – (Tips for detecting fake news (1), infographics, use trustworthy sources) |
| – Student workshop – contest (new quiz ) |
| Themes: |
| – Romania’s membership in NATO / EU |
| – The role of NATO / EU at a global level |
| – NATO / EU partnership |
| – NATO summits and exercises |
| – EU meetings |
| – How do we recognize misinformation |
| – How to inform ourselves correctly |
| – Examples of news that contain misinformation |