The corona virus – deliberately brought into the world by Bill Gates? A staged plan to seize world domination? Or is it actually non-existent after all? On social media, these and other conspiracy theories are rapidly gaining momentum. Youtube videos…
What constitutes conspiracy ideologies? How are conspiracy ideologies related to anti-Semitism? How do they spread in the lifeworld of young people and teachers? What can be done about it? Since January 2020, the Debunk project has been exploring these questions…
Rumors about asylum seekers are increasingly being put into the world and spread virally in the last few years. The Hoaxmap was born out of the desire to bring order to the multitude of scattered rumors and to facilitate the…
Wibke wirre Welt is an educational game created by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. It takes the player to a video scenario, where he/she gets to manipulate the title character in becoming an ever-more extreme believer in conspiracy theories, while…
Most German media have nowadays launched their own factchecking services. Here are some of the main ones: CORRECTIV – Recherchen für die Gesellschaft Faktenchecks der Deutschen Presseagentur mimikama – Verein zur Aufklärung von Internetmissbrauch – The initiative…
In our research, we identified many resources offering some contents on media literacy and critical thinking. They can help young people resist the spread of disinformation. Here are some of them: Die Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: – The work…
In the spring of 2022 BUPNET carried out some research aimed at spreading more light on the prevalence of conspiracy theories in Germany, what is the profile of the people who trust in them, what is being done to counteract…
In May, the SLACC partners met for the first time in Sofia (after 6 months of only meeting online this was a real pleasure!) . Together they analysed the results of the research phase in order to derive the topics…
The Critical Balance Kick-off meeting took form in an online format. Partners got to know each other, their expertise, and their expectations towards the project. They also shared their personal experience with conspiracy theories, as no one is immune against…
The MEGA project concluded at the end of January. This is the time to draw attention to the finalised MEGA gamified platform. This includes: the MEGA learning modules in all partner languages + EN. Main topics of the modules are:…
We are happy to announce that the project SLACC – Stop Lies Against Climate Change – was selected for funding within the Erasmus+ programme. The project intends to equip young people with critical thinking and communication skills to debunk false…
The 3-day MEGA training course “An informal and playful way to challenge Europhobia in Youth Work” involved 22 participants from the MEGA partner countries. During the three days of the training, the participants got together online in order to discuss…
Train-the-Trainer for youth workers to address Europhobia in an informal, playful way in youth clubs and other places where young people meet. The MEGA-team is happy to announce its training course that addresses youth workers and all those that work…
We invite you to our final event of the No Alternative Facts Project: Tackling Online Disinformation: An Educational Approach The virtual conference will take place on Wednesday 2nd December at 15.00 – 18.00 CET. Main topics will be: disinformation, the…
The training course designed in the framework of No alternative Facts project took place last week in Göttingen, Germany. On 18th of February BUPNET, as a partner, hosted the event in its premises and welcomed in total 21 participants who…