“Europeans Against Fake News” - PUBLIC CALL FOR MEDIA EXPERTS AND YOUTH WORKERS

Are you sick and tired of people spreading false information on the topic in which you are an

expert? Do you want to actively contribute to the fight against fake news? Are you ready to share your knowledge and help build the critical thinking skills of young people? Join us in Varaždin.

We are organizing Europeans Against Fake News (EAF) event in Varazdin, Croatia, where we will bring together large number of young people and engage them in a discussion about fake news that are surrounding online sphere. Through the series of creative activities mixing methodology of living libraries and collaborative hackathons, we will work on enhancing their media literacy and inspiring critical thinking of young people in order to enable them to learn

how to recognize, debunk and deconstruct fake news. These events will address fake news on 4 thematic units in which the majority of the fake news today is created:

  • Fundamental rights in the time of Covid-19
  • Climate cha(lle)nge
  • Migration: “Hometown of disinformation and populist campaigns”
  • Euroscepticism as a democratic barrier

The event will take place between the 21st and 24th of April 2023. 

But before that, we invite you to join us as media expert or youth worker to become part of our EAF team and co-create the event. 

The deadline is 25th of March - more infomration can be found on official call: