Welcome to the Digital Media to Counter Disinformation & Hate Speech training!
About This Training
We are in the midst of an information crisis. Facts, our most trusted tool, are now often not powerful enough to persuade. So, when facts and fact-checking alone is not enough, what else can be done to turn the tide? As targets of state-sponsored or hate-group online trolling, civil society actors face intimidation and lack the proper tools, knowledge, or support mechanisms that can help them fight back. Given the growth of disinformation, targeted campaigns and smear tactics used online, it is becoming crucial for CSOs to learn the tools in countering disinformation.
Our training equips you with the practical tools to combat disinformation, build counter-narratives, utilize fact-checking tools, and increase outreach in local media.
Learning Goals
After completing this training, you will be able to:
- Distinguish between mis-, dis- and mal-information
- Understand what polarisation and propaganda is, the actors involved and its risks
- Recognise the problematic nature that amplification of dis-, mis-, and malinformation can have, and how quickly false information can spread, especially on social media
- Verify images and videos using different tools
- Use moderation techniques to deal with hate and disinformation online
- Explore effective strategies to counter disinformation