Every day we’re flooded with news, posts, sensational headlines, and half-truths. But how can you really tell if what you’re reading is trustworthy? What if we told you that you can learn – for free and from home – how to uncover hoaxes, manipulation, and digital deception?
It’s time to raise your awareness. With the new free online course developed as part of the CheckMate project, you can finally bring clarity to the chaos. You’ll discover how information truly works today, how fake news is created, and which tools you can use to protect yourself. We’ll guide you through fact-checking techniques, insider tips, and practical strategies to become a smarter, more critical, and better-informed digital citizen.
This digital journey will walk you through the most effective ways to unmask fake news, identify reliable sources, and understand how algorithms shape the content you see. The course is clear, engaging, and fully online – follow it anytime, anywhere, at no cost and with total flexibility.
Course topics
- Disinformation and misinformation
- Understanding cognitive biases
- Evaluating sources
- Social media analysis
- Conspiracy theories
- The ethics of information sharing
The course is divided into modules, which can be attended independently of each other. By passing a small test, you can also obtain a certificate attesting to the skills you have developed.
To complete your learning experience, there’s also an innovative and free digital tool: a web extension developed by the CheckMate project, designed to help you assess the reliability of the news websites you visit. The extension offers an immediate first impression to help you interpret online content, indicating whether the source you’re reading is trustworthy, questionable, or potentially manipulative. It’s easy to install, lightweight, and intuitive – a digital compass to keep you on course in your everyday browsing. Discover how to download it on the CheckMate website!
In a world where those who control information also influence how we perceive reality, getting educated is an act of freedom. Enrolling in the course isn’t just a chance to boost your digital skills – it’s a concrete step toward becoming a more active, critical, and resilient citizen.
For more information about the course and the CheckMate project, contact Salvatore Duminuco: salvatore.duminuco@danilodolci.org.
CheckMate – Empowering Europeans towards a Media-Savvy Citizenry is a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action 2 – Cooperation Partnerships in Adult Education) and aims to develop new educational and Media Literacy methods targeting adults, those most exposed to the risks of disinformation and those involved in information and educational processes.
Partners
- Coordinator: BürgerInnen Forum Europa, Austria
- Centro per lo Sviluppo Creativo Danilo Dolci – ETS, Italy
- Neapolis University, Cyprus
- Athens Lifelong Learning Institute, Greece
- Syncnify, France
- VsI Socialiniu inovaciju centras, Lithuania
For further information contact Salvatore Duminuco: salvatore.duminuco@danilodolci.org.