Conspiracy theories can be found in every corner of the globe and in every aspect of life. They can be about politics, economics, science, the media, and even pop culture. Some conspiracy theories are widely believed, like that the 2020…
In developing the training for trainers, it is important for us to recognise that when we talk about didactics for older people, older people are not a homogeneous group; there is no such thing as ‘the older person’. Therefore, we…
Here is an another excerpt from our upcoming e-book for youth workers on critical thinking and conspiracy theories: Karl Popper is one the most famous theorists that have dealt with the subject of conspiracies. According to him, people often get…
Here is an excerpt from our upcoming e-book for youth workers on critical thinking and conspiracy theories: Conspiratorial thinking is all about mistrust – distrust in authorities, in mainstream media, in what “most people” think. If you are to help…
Partners are busy working on the Critical balance e-book. The book will try to shed a light on the different aspects of why young people end up believing in conspiracy theories, and how to help them to get a more…
The second partner meeting in Athens in December gave SAFE partners the opportunity to work concretely on the further development of the Train-The-Trainer programme aimed to equip adult educators with the necessary skills to promote media literacy among older learners…
The Critical Balance Conspiracy Map identified some tools for promoting media literacy among the youth. When it comes to digital learning, there are mobile apps, videos, interactive resources, and games There are also learning methodologies, such as critical thinking lessons becoming…
The Critical Balance Conspiracy Map is now available. Have a sneak preview into the most popular conspiracy theories among young people in Europe: 9/11: Based on this tragedy, we can distinguish two versions: 1. Claims that they were not a…
The project partners have completed the research phase. With the research they wanted to explore the situation in Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Cyprus and Greece in terms of what is being done in these countries to improve the general state…
With all the main content of the Critical Balance project finalised, read about it in the next newsletter: Critical Balance 2nd NL
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…
The Erasmus+ project SAFE (Seniors Anti-Fake Education) will try to answer this question. The project aims to improve the skills of seniors (65+) to recognise fake news more easily. The project partners carried out a state of the art analysis,…
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…