MEASURE THE TRUTH AND YOUR NOSE! Game

Year of production: 2020

Image is illustrative. By Jay Kettle-Williams on Unsplash.

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. If the answer is correct, the nose will shorten and take on a perfect shape.

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Online platform of Media and Information Literacy Lab (MilLab)

Online platform of Media and Information Literacy Lab (MilLab) is an ancillary educational resource aimed at developing critical thinking in youth and supporting informed media consumption.The platform combines educational material, games, exercises and case studies from media practices, that develop the skills for a critical analysis of media content, collection and verification of information and deconstruction of fake news.Media and Information Literacy Resources section covers 6 topics:Media and Information;Propaganda and Verification;Transparency;Hate Speech;Cyber;Personal Data/Privacy;The platform gives young adults knowledge about the functioning of media in a democratic society, how to verify fake information and how to establish specific interests behind a media outlet.The resource has been developed within the framework of the project Promoting Media Literacy and Critical Thinking in Schools, supported by the Embassy of Netherlands in Georgia.