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Must see. This HBO documentary investigates disinformation campaigns and frauds, including the Pizzagate hoax.

A two-part documentary from director Alex Gibney investigates Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential election of 2016.

Alicia Wanless – an expert in countering info-threats – on her views on the definition of disinformation as a problem within the information space. Wanless argues that we need to study that complex space as we have done with physical ecology, because of its similarities. She furthermore elaborates on how to look at the topic of disinformation and information manipulation from a multi-stakeholder approach, instead of a “silo” approach.

A guide to anti-misinformation actions around the world. What is the focus of tackling disinformation per country? What is its current state of play?

Resources for teachers, parents and children. Lessons plans, courses, games and teaching resources and discover the online world safely. Platform run by Safer Internet Centres, the European network, which informs, advises and assists children, parents, teachers and carers on digital questions and fights against online child sexual abuse.
Multiple languages

In the category “satirical mockumentary”, this film depicts the rise of Robert “Bob” Roberts Jr., a right-wing politician. He is a candidate for an upcoming United States Senate election. Roberts is rich and famous thanks to his folk music, which presents his conservative ideas with zest. This film might help to understand the current political context of populism.

The game simulates the tactics and techniques of media manipulation that are used in the real world to exploit social tensions for personal or political game. For users 15+. Developed by the U.S. Department of State GEC.

Available in English, Dutch, French and Russian

Documentary about biases literally coded in the algorithms. When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.

Guidebook on conspiracy theories prepared by UNESCO.
Available in English

Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture. The Council of Europe has developed a set of learning activities that may be used in primary and secondary education, all of which are based directly on the disinformation challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Available in English and French

Dealing with propaganda, misinformation and fake news, definitions, recommendations.
Available in English and French

Creative Audiovisual Lab. The aim of the project is to enhance critical thinking and media literacy among young people between 14-19 years old, parents, and educational staff. Features and online training for teachers and trainers.
Available in English

The Cranky Uncle game uses cartoons and critical thinking to fight misinformation. Available on iPhone and Android. Teachers’ Guide to Cranky Uncle
Available in English

Learn how to deal with cyberbullying.
Available in Armenian, Azeri, English and Georgian

This comedy explores historical revisionism, and perhaps what the Kremlin fears most in historical remembrance. The film was eventually banned from screening in Russia. Pavel Pozhigaylo, a member of the Russian Culture Ministry’s advisory board said about it: “The film desecrates our historical symbols — the Soviet hymn, orders and medals, and Marshal Zhukov is portrayed as an idiot.”

At Detect Political Fakes, we will show you a variety of media snippets (transcripts, audio, and videos). Half of the media snippets are real statements made by Joseph Biden and Donald Trump. The other half of the media snippets are fabricated. The media snippets that are fabricated are produced using deepfake technology. We are asking you to share how confident you are that a media snippet is real or fabricated.
Available in English

Read recent research and analysis exposing disinformation by Digital Forensic Research Lab and become a Digital Sherlock.

Lawfare currently hosts eight podcasts offering a variety of perspectives on national security. Our recommendation: The Lawfare Podcast and the Arbiters Of Truth episodes on disinformation and platform policy, #LiveFromUkraine and ChinaTalk.
Available in English

Handbook for teachers by the Council of Europe on how to support their students to recognise fake news and false information found in the online environment.
Available in English

DISARM is an open-source, master framework for fighting disinformation for those cooperating in the fight against disinformation. It provides a common playbook, language and approaches for diverse teams and organizations to coordinate their efforts and act in harmony.

The list of basic actions to deal with disinformation and propaganda on Twitter. suitable for all twitter users and to explore in classrooms. Prepared by the Defend Democracy NGO.

Available in English

Dr. Fake has invaded the Media Literacy City! A player has to confront four of his companions: Mr. Deepfake, Mr. Troll, Mr. Clone and Mr. Phisher and answer their questions correctly.
Available in Armenian, Azeri, English and Georgian

Podcast by Deutsche Welle with Alexander Plyushchev and Tatyana Felgenhauer. Commenting current affairs, ina particular Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Available in Russian

E-learning course on how to address online vaccination misinformation offered by the European Centre for Disease Control.
Available in English

Australian parent guide to mental health: webinars, resources and trainings to help young people develop strategies for their mental health while they are online.
Available in English

Tools for monitoring and analysis gathered by the EU Disinfo Lab think tank.

The Guidelines for teachers and educators on tackling disinformation and promoting digital literacy through education provide hands-on guidance for teachers and educators, including practical tips, activity plans, insights on topics and cautionary notes grounded in what works as concerns digital literacy and education and training.

Available in English, Bulgarian, German, French

Training opportunities for media and Civil Society Organizations across Eastern Partnership countries.
Available in English, Armenian, Azeri, Georgian, Romanian, Russian and Ukrainian

The guide offers teachers and social workers practical tools to respond to socio-political or religious arguments in order to prevent radicalisation in the school. Guidance is offered on how to create resilient environments and safe spaces where vulnerable young people can open up, sharpen their social and emotional skills, and improve their self-esteem.
Available in English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Italian and Swedish

Find your local fact-checker in the EU with EDMO. Check their site for the map of fact-checking initiatives across all EU member states, recent debunks, analysis and much more.

European Schoolnet has published an online MOOC to foster critical thinking and tackle online disinformation through intergenerational collaboration and community engagement. The course is targeted at primary and secondary school teachers of any subject.
Available in English

Game teaching resilience to disinformation based on true / false answers. Developed by Polish NGO Demagog.
Available in Polish

Simulation-style social-impact game. Players take on the role of someone creating and distributing fake news for a profit.
Available in English and German

Bingo game on disinformation to print out.
Available in German

Fakescape is an escape game teaching media literacy to high school students (14+). It can be played in a classroom during a 45 minutes class. Run by a Czech NGO.

Available in English and Czech

The game teaches media literacy, though differentiation and analysis of news.
Available in English

Spot disinformation on social media. Can you tell the difference between facts and fakes?
Available in German

GeoGuessr is a geography game, in which you are dropped somewhere in the world in a street view panorama and your mission is to find clues and guess your location on the world map. Great game to practice geo-location skills.
Available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish

Get Bad News version for children (8-10 years old).
Available in English

The platform offers a 10-hour media literacy training course on disinformation on social media for 14–16-year-olds as well as their parents and grandparents. The course focuses on what disinformation is, why it is vastly present on social media, and how to recognise and respond to disinformation. The course can be implemented both in schools, as well as in non-formal educational settings such as youth clubs, libraries and NGOs. By ALL DIGITAL.
Available in English, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, German, Italian, Latvian, Romanian and Spanish

Resources, best practices, events across the globe marking the Global Media and Information Literacy Week.
Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese

A game teaching geolocation skills. Great resource for history class.
Available in Armenian, Azeri, English and Georgian

Strategic Communications guide for public communicators with strategies development and response examples developed by EUvsDisinfo.
Available in English

The game’s setting is the idyllic Harmony Square. You are hired as Chief Disinformation Officer. The goal of the game is to expose the tactics and manipulation techniques that are used to mislead people, build up a following, or exploit societal tensions for political purposes.
Available in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

Imagine that you are a journalist. The game gives you an opportunity to independently build a story and publish it, seek sources, verify facts, balance opinions. It teaches tolerance.
Available in Armenian, Azeri, English and Georgian

To raise awareness about Ukrainian history and to counter Russian disinformation which aims to spread falsified information about the past, Media and Communication Educational and Research Center (MCERC) teamed up with a local online media platform Publika and launched a series of “History Keepers” podcasts. The series is narrated by Olena Shevchenko from Taras Shevchenko State University.

Available in Russian with Georgian subtitles

How to Build a Truth Engine is a documentary directed by Friedrich Moser that delves into the pervasive issue of disinformation in our modern society. The film brings together experts from various fields—including technology, journalism, folklore, and neuroscience—to explore how misinformation spreads and how it can be countered.

Imran Ahmed – a renowned expert in countering online harm – on dealing with information and its effects on children. The policies of large tech companies on this issue is getting worse, and bad actors are taking advantage. We also talk about the effect of disinformation on children. Are the children specifically targeted online? What harm can it bring? Imran sheds light onto conspiracy narratives, monetised malicious actors, and harmful algorithms on social media.

Find your local fact-checker worldwide among the signatories of the code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network.

An overview of extremist narratives, movements and actors. Offers background and history of the term, related narratives and background reading. Terms include among others ‘The Manosphere’, ‘The New World Order’, ‘Accelerationism’, ‘The Great Replacement’ and ‘The Order of Nine Angels’. By Institute of Strategic Dialogue.
Available in English

Maxime Audinet – expert in global Russian influence – on Russia’s exploits in Sub Saharan Africa. He describes the current trends in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference and the narratives being spread by the Kremlin in Africa to “seduce” local audiences.

A player evaluates credibility of information and various propaganda methods. To do so, the player must select one of four alternative answers. If the answer is incorrect, player’s nose will grow in Pinocchio’s style.
Available in Armenian, Azeri, English and Georgian

Mediabattle is a media literacy game for school children.

Available in Armenian (Ukrainian, Romanian and Belarusian versions are available on their national platforms)

Digital literacy in the MENA-region that targets young people and educators. I promotes media literacy with educational short videos filmed in the region as well as offers pedagogical material for educators.
Available in English, French and Arabic

A television network exploits a crazed former anchor’s ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit. Quite prophetic considering this movie was made in the 70’s.

Nina Jankowicz – a counter-disinformation expert – on disinformation, crisis of truth, online behaviour, information laundering, platforms’ content moderation, online harassment, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference and more.

A quick visual resource to sharpen your observation skills. Each photograph contains visual clues to help you identify where it was taken.
Available in English

A list of online resources recommended by the UK government. The list includes tips on reporting inappropriate content, preventing online harassment, cyberbullying and much more.

Available in English

Collection of open source tools for online investigations and fact-checking. Trainings, analysis, investigations recommended by Bellingcat, an independent international collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists.

Modern classic, produced by the New York Times. “Operation InfeKtion” reveals the ways in which one of the Soviets’ central tactics — the promulgation of lies about America — continues today, from Pizzagate to George Soros conspiracies. Big advantage: it is on YouTube!

A comprehensive collection of open source intelligence (OSINT) tools and resources.

Pilna Doma offers three interactive media literacy trainings for high school students: ‘Reliable source of information’, ‘To share or not to share’, ‘Become a journalist’. It is a media literacy project initiated by Baltic Centre for Media Excellence in cooperation with British Council and US Embassy Riga.
Available in English

Post Facto is a game where you become the fact-checker. Read the story that robot FactyPlex 5000 has been sharing on social media, and investigate the clues to determine if it is real – or fake!
Available in English

The podcast on the intersection of power and corruption over topics such as conspiracy theories, unbelievable stories, election rigging and many more.
Available in English

Climate change related disinformation. Game for young audiences.
Available in French

Distinguish false information form real. Catch the ducks and assess the information that they are carrying.
Available in Armenian, Azeri, English and Georgian

Podcast about current affairs in Russia and war in Ukraine by Radio Sweden.
Available in Russian

More than 200 inspiring practices on preventing radicalisation to terrorism and violent extremism.
Available in English

Daily podcast by Detector Media, demystifying Russian disinformation in the context of war in Ukraine. It also offers tips on how to avoid falling for disinformation. Host Vadym Misky.

Learn how to avoid phishing and online scams.
Available in Armenian, Azeri, English and Georgian

The Adventures of Literatus is a fact-checking game designed for teenagers. There is a board game available. Created by Media Initiatives Center.

Available in Armenian, Georgian, English, Polish, Ukrainian and Romanian

Documentary by Netflix. It explores how a data company (Cambridge Analytica) came to symbolise the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as uncovered by journalist Carole Cadwalladr.

Netflix’s production exploring the dark world of social media smear tactics and its violent real-life consequences. A young man searches for purpose in a net of hatred and violence that he tries to control.

The Naked Pravda highlights how our top reporting intersects with the wider research and expertise that exists about Russia. Here you’ll hear from the world’s community of Russia experts, activists, and reporters about issues that are at the heart of Meduza’s stories and crucial to major events in and around Russia.
Available in English

Netflix’s production is a great watch on the impact of social media on our societies and our mental health. Also interesting to crosscheck is Facebook’s responses to the creators.

Toolkit for understanding false beliefs and developing effective counter-disinformation strategies.
Available in English

This activity requires asking a group (a classroom/a group of students) to avoid all screens, connections and media activity for 24 hours. After that, follows a guided discussion about how they have felt during that time, how dependent they are from technology, and positive and negative outcomes after being disconnected.
Available in English

Théophile Lenoir – a media ecosystems and disinformation expert – on the spread of disinformation on social media and how platforms deal with the challenge. He goes into the latest developments like the use of generative AI, the changing of the social media landscape and platforms, and the discussions about what is the objectivity of truth as a construct.

Spot and fight disinformation: presentation and introduction booklet including real life examples and group exercises for your classroom.
Available in all EU languages

Troll Factory shows you first-hand how information operations work on social media. The goal of the game is to illustrate how fake news, emotive content and bot armies are utilized to affect moods, opinions and decision-making.
Available in English

Learn how to recognize online trolls.
Available in Armenian, Azeri, English and Georgian

An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show. While critically portraying the role of modern media (even before the rise of the Internet), the film plays with themes such as human autonomy and reality.

Tsantsar is a digital literacy game focused on safety and data protection designed for adults.

Available only in Armenian

What matters for Ukrainians discussed by the Ukrainians. Amplifying their voices and topics important to them.
Available in English

Media Information Literacy Tools for Teachers offered by UNESCO.
Available in multiple languages

A comprehensive guide by UNESCO Media and information literate citizens: Think critically, click wisely! is a curriculum for educators and learners. 2021 edition.

Available in English

Series of quizzes posted daily on Twitter.
Available in English

Online course on Media Literacy developing critical thinking. It’s available in 3 different learning modules, and covers topics such as media landscape, types of media, social media and disinformation and manipulation. Developed by IREX.
Available in English, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Russian

This comedy is about a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer, who shortly before an election join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert de Niro, Willie Nelson, Kirsten Dunst and Woody Harrelson.

An open source platform aiming to engage communities and citizen journalists alongside newsroom and freelance journalists for collaborative, decentralised content verification, tracking, and debunking. Accessible from your browser.

8-part miniseries on the “Wind of Change” by the Scorpions. Namely, whether it was a plot by the CIA to undermine the Soviet Union. A highly enjoyable and professionally narrated entertainment.
Available in English

Cерія з дев’яти коротких відеолекцій, які пояснюють, що таке якісний медіапродукт, яким стандартам мають відповідати правдиві інформаційні повідомлення та як медіа часто можуть маніпулювати свідомістю споживачів інформації. Ця серія відеолекцій створена експертками Інституту демократії імені Пилипа Орлика / POID, авторитетної української організації, що спеціалізується на розвитку незалежних медіа та розширенні можливостей громадянського суспільства.

Кожен із дев’яти епізодів цього відеокурсу присвячений одній темі та триває в середньому сім хвилин. Ця серія щодо розвитку медіаграмотності пропонує низку корисних інструментів, які допомагають навчитися відрізняти якісну інформацію від низькоякісної та вміти самостійно її перевіряти.