Fake news and other misinformation: don't be fooled - Virtual Classroom
Fake news and other misinformation: don't be fooled - Virtual Classroom
Fake news are the order of the day on social networks, websites, etc. In this training we will see how to differentiate reliable information from that which is not.
Specific goals | Temary
IMPORTANT: This activity will be taught virtually in streaming through the free platform Microsoft Teams. Registered people will receive by email the link with the invitation and access instructions before the login.
Objectives and syllabus
Did you hear about fake news? You've seen a very shocking and viral news, but after a while you found it was false or wrong? Sign up for this Virtual Classroom and you will learn to check if information is true and we will know tools to discern which sources are reliable.
General objectives
- To have tools and resources to apply a critical look to a news item on the web.
Specific objectives
- Become critical of the contents that circulate on the Internet
- Learn to detect if an information is true
- To know where we can find reliable information
Syllabus
What is fake news?
- Fake news types
- Motivations
What is disinformation?
- What are the reliable sources?
- Identify authentic profiles in a social network
- What is a boat and how to detect it?
- The deep fake
Editions
Fri 04/10/24 (10:00-11:30h)
Virtual classroom
Wed 06/11/24 (16:00-17:30h)
Virtual classroom
Thu 05/12/24 (10:00-11:30h)
Virtual classroom
Fri 20/12/24 (16:00-17:30h)
Virtual classroom
General information
In the activities of the Virtual Classroom, all those who have accessed the space in the first 30 minutes of the training will be considered as "assisted". People who join later will be counted as "not assisted" and will not be generated the corresponding certificate.
The language in which each session is taught is informed in the description of each activity.
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Lesson taught by
MANRIQUEZ LEDEZMA
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