Break the Chain: Providing ways to fight fake news and disinformation online

Erasmus+ KA2 – Duration: 28 months (1^st December 2021 – 1^st April 2024)

Partners:

- Educentrum (coordinator) – Czech Republic

- E-Seniors – France

- KOMICHA ltd – Bulgaria

- ICMEDIA – Spain

- Hearthands Solution Ltd - Cyprus

- Atermon B.V – the Netherlands

Objectives:

Break the chain aims to help adults identify the impact that fake news and disinformation have on their behaviour and find ways to alternate the situation. The project will provide a holistic approach, focusing on introducing all the relevant information about fake news and disinformation, their impact on our decisions and ways to detect them.

Main goals:

- Raise awareness about intentional disinformation and fake news;

-Assist adults in detecting and coping with fake news and disinformation online;

-Enhance adults’ media literacy skills;

-Support adult educators in developing innovative training approaches

Project Target Groups: Adults (those aged 55+), adult trainers, schools, Training centres, NGOS, policy makers, Research Institutions, journalists

Results:

- Manual for trainers: creation of a learning, teaching and training material for trainers

- Web app: open online digital education material to improve skills and knowledge in topics relevant to fake news & disinformation - online app.

- Dynamic demonstrator: online digital education material, visual interactive tool that demonstrates real-life scenarios through stories, tasks and answers.