Fostering Adolescents’ Knowledge and Empowerment in Outsmarting Fake Facts

• increase the participation of young people in the critical debate of news and Internet content

• develop young people’s capacity to evaluate published information and act accordingly

• allow a systematic approach to digital literacy for young people and professionals working with them

• more responsible use of online media by young people

• public discourse about the accuracy and quality of news

• awareness of media education in the context of fake news in youth organisations

• make young people less susceptible to intentional misinformation and propaganda

• empowerment of young people with the skills of critical thinking and media literacy

• better informed younger generation and stronger fundament for democracy

• a higher competence regarding digital forms of teaching by youth workers