FATOS2U
Media Education and News Literacy to yoUth against Fake news recepTion and implicatiOnS
The FATOS2U project aims to empower young people (ages 18-25) by enhancing their critical thinking and media literacy. This empowerment is essential for strengthening democracy and combating manipulation, propaganda, and fake news, particularly on major social issues like COVID-19. Since the term “fake news” gained prominence in 2017, disinformation has become a significant societal challenge, affecting democracy, human rights, and attitudes towards migration and EU citizenship. The widespread use of social media and online platforms has exacerbated this issue by enabling the rapid and effortless spread of false information.
Start date: 01.05.2022 End date: 01.05.2024
Project Reference: 2021-2-PT02-KA220-YOU-000049293
Eu Grant: 227.324 Euro
Programme: Erasmus+
Kay Action: KA220-YOU – Cooperation partnerships in youth
Project PARTNERS:
- ASDPESO [PT] (Coordinator)
- NGO NEST Berlin [DE]
- Xenios Polis. Culture, Science and Action [GR]
- SC GRIPEN EUROPE S.R.L. [ROU]
- Mine Vaganti NGO [IT]
Project TOPICS:
- Creating new, innovative or joint curricula or courses
- Media literacy and tackling disinformation
- Quality and innovation of youth work
TARGET GROUPS:
The direct target groups are:
- The young persons- youth aged 18-25- who are brought up and belong to this generation and era of digital and technological boom- who will be educated on the proper use of media, and thus, social media, too and the anti-Fake news approaches
- The youth leaders/workerswho will undertake the role/ responsibilities of training
Indirect target group:
- Stakeholders and practitioner
Project OBJECTIVES:
- To enable youth to properly and ‘ethically’ navigate the modern news environment and take informed decisions
- To empower young people and to raise their awareness on countering the effects of disinformation campaigns and fake news spreading through digital media on issues of major and dominant interest of our society
- To foster youth’s critical appreciation and understanding of the mass media inside a changing and increasingly complex media & news landscape
- To define a clear and comprehensive training approach for tackling the spread and impact of online fake news in Europe, protecting European values and democratic systems and the right of youth to diverse and reliable information in regards with current situations
- To set users-youth responsibilities according to a number of principles & in response with the specific roles of different actors (social platforms, news media and users, language used, etc)
ABSTRACT:
The social, public health, and economic challenges brought by the pandemic have created multiple challenges surrounding the propagation of misinformation through online news channels. This has set forth the urgent question of how to further media and news literacy among young citizens, who, as frequent users of the Internet, are more affected than ever. As a result, FATOS2U is created to support media literacy and cultivate the ability to discern narrative manipulation, propaganda, and fake news. The project seeks to help young people gain a comprehensive understanding of the landscape of online information and social media. Through targeted training, the project provides young citizens with the skills necessary for critically engaging with online information and supports them in media skills building. In addition, the project also calls for the help of youth workers and youth educators and prepares them for their work regarding youth-audience empowerment in the field of digital media.
Project OUTCOMES:
- Curriculum & Learning Materials Toolkit
- Multifunctional Digital Resources
- Training Guidelines Handbook