| Duration: 30 min Number of players: 1-2 Materials. online link Link: https://swrfakefinder.de/ |
What is truth and what is fraud?
Short Description
SWR Fakefinder takes a close look at the news feeds of social media: What is true, what is fraud, and how can you tell? Fake news is a phenomenon that unsettles many people, but it can be easily controlled! What is it about, who is behind it, what is the danger? This game provides answers to all these questions – whether for yourself or as a class or group with the SWR Fakefinder: The the challenge, play media-savvy!
Educational Value
- Develop personal and professional skills –communication, strategy, reflection, learning about new perspectives, tolerance, diversity, critical thinking
- Knowledge about Fake News and the mechanism behind it
Recommendations for use
- For people of all age
- Can be used as a support in a teaching unit with a focus on media education
Tips and Tricks
How to adapt game for different groups, topics, occasions/needs: The game can be used as an icebreaker for a discussion with a focus on media and fake news
Feedback questions
What can I learn from this activity?
Which strategy worked best?
What competences can you develop through this game?
How do you recognize fake news?
What do I know about the importance of good journalism?
Did you experience the power of media/fake news?
Further discussion topics
- Manipulation
- Media
- Journalism
