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Gamificación y desinformación en la era de las Fake News / Gamification and disinformation in the era of Fake News
Poco a poco la enseñanza ha incluido técnicas adaptadas a los avances tecnológicos y sociales para contribuir a una mejor construcción del conocimiento por parte de los niños y adolescentes. Partimos de una sociedad hiperconectada, llena de pantallas y adaptada...
During the COVID-19 pandemic news consumption increases. Exposure to disinformation, as well
In times of increased uncertainty and crisis, it is the natural reaction of people to turn to the media for information, orientation and guidance. Unfortunately, increased media consumption may lead to incidental exposure to online disinformation, ranging from fake...
Deux ateliers en ligne pour vous aider à utiliser les outils de vérification de l’information
Pour la Semaine de la presse et des médias à la Maison, l’AFP propose des ateliers en ligne pour vous aider à utiliser des outils de vérification de l'information, photos et vidéos. Document réalisé avec l’association Savoir*Devenir dont l’AFP est partenaire pour...
Quand la deeptech entre en scène dans l’industrie culturelle
Les deep fake et autres manipulations visuelles, vidéos et sonores sont autant de menaces qu'il faut apprendre à détecter et prévenir. Si les algorithmes du machine learning et de l'intelligence artificielle rendent ces nouveaux phénomènes possibles, les deeptechs...
Who’s afraid of fake news? New evidence from Romania
Members of the Romanian team involved in the Youcheck! project have recently published an academic article in the European Journal of Communication , showing evidence of third person effect regarding people’s ability to detect fake news. The third person effect refers...
Deconstructing Zuck’s Deep Fake
The recent so-called “deep fake” circulating on Instagram involving Mark Zuckerberg allegedly telling the ‘truth’ about privacy on Facebook was another episode of the fearful future of disinformation. Potentially, any celebrity can be caught in an awkward situation or...
A Multidisciplinary Look at Knowledge Resistance
The complexity of navigating credible, biased and false news Thomas Nygren & Mona Guath, Uppsala University Today, in Sweden, media and information literacy is described as central to education aimed at promoting knowledge, equality and active citizenry. In a...
Media Education in the EU: work in progress indeed!
The yearly MLEG meeting that took place in Brussels on December 11th, at DG-Connect headquarters, showcased a series of very interesting reports as well as some impressive “sensible” practices. Among the reports, to be noted, the Council of Europe Study conducted by ...
Uppsala meeting
On November 11 and 12, 2019, a meeting of the YouCheck! Project was held in the University of Uppsala (Sweden). In the meeting were present all the partners of the project, represented by: Divina Frau-Meigs by Savoir Devenir (France) Denis Teyssou and Jade Montane by...
Kick-off meeting in Paris
On July 23 and 24, 2019, the kick-off meeting of the YouCheck! Project was held in Paris. In the meeting were present all the partners of the project, represented by: Divina Frau-Meigs, Pascale Garreau and Sophia Hamadi by Savoir Devenir (France) Denis Teyssou and...