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Learn to fact-check in 21 tweets: a micro-course to fight disinformation on the internet

Maldita.es and Twitter Spain present the “Course to fight disinformation on the internet: learn to fact-check in 21 tweets”. The course will take place in a dynamic and collaborative way on our account @MalditaEduca. Over the course of one week, we will learn how to detect a fake tweet or identify a phishing attempt, discuss the threats of the infodemic caused by COVID-19, and understand how cognitive biases affect critical thinking.

February 4, 2021
Learn to fact-check in 21 tweets: a micro-course to fight disinformation on the internet

Following this course is easy!: From Monday, February 8 to Sunday, February 14, we will post every day at 8:30 p.m. a short thread with one verification tip or technique and a challenge. At 10:00 p.m. we will publish the answer. If you want to follow it in English, we will post it at the same time on @maldita_es. At the end of the week, the full course will be available in a single Twitter thread:

We know that in the fight against lies, investing in education and promoting critical thinking are essential tasks. Lies and hoaxes grow every day, and the battle against disinformation is more important than ever. At MALDITA EDUCA we work to give you the tools you need to protect yourself and to avoid making decisions based on false information. Education, technology, fact-checking and collaboration are the keys to making decisions with all the information in hand. Because only in this way can we avoid being fooled.

Will you join the challenge? We start on Monday, February 8 at 8:30 p.m. on the Twitter account @MalditaEduca and, in English, on @Maldita_es. You can follow the course with the hashtags #VerificaEn21Tweets and #VerifyIn21Tweets.

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