The fifth EAF event was implemented in the Maria Auxilladora School in Alegemesi, region of Valencia (Spain), from 23rd to 26th April 2024.

The event brought together a diverse group of young people, youth educators, and media and policy experts and enabled them to discuss and explore how fake news is created and shared in the digital world. In the first part of the event, the participants received a warm welcome from the school principal and the project coordinator of EAF which was followed with a lecture from the experts in media literacy. The second part was interactive, with a series of workshops, where the participants had an opportunity to test their gained knowledge and skills in practice. They also worked on raising media literacy and boosting critical thinking skills that can help young people detect, debunk, and deconstruct fake news. As during the previous EAF event, fake news within 4 thematic units were addressed:

1.) Climate Cha(lle)nge,

2.) Fundamental rights in the time of COVID-19,

3.) Migration – the hometown of disinformation, and

4.) Euroscepticism as a democratic barrier.

Detailed event descriptions can be accessed by following this link.

Within this EAF event participants filmed a podcast diving deeper into the topic of fake news. The podcast episodes are coming out soon so stay tuned!

The project Europeans Against Fake News is co-funded by the European Union.