Understanding Fake News: Developing Media Literacy in Our Communities

Start date: 01-06-2023 --- End date: 31-05-2024

Project Reference: 2023-1-HR01-KA153-YOU-000130340

EU Grant: 33.740,00 EUR

Program: Erasmus+

Key Action: KA153-YOU - Mobility of youth workers

Partner countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Spain, Turkey, Serbia, Italy, Romania

Venue and dates: Croatia; September – December 2023


Spin is official project partner.

The primary objective of the project is to equip youth workers with the necessary knowledge and skills to help young people identify, differentiate, and combat fake news. We want to empower youth workers with the skills to help young people become more aware of the potential dangers of fake news and to think critically about the information presented to them.


The project will also provide youth workers with access to non-formal methods of work, such as interactive exercises and role-playing, to help them in their work with youth. We will also create a platform with resources to help spread media literacy and raise awareness of the issue of fake news, as well as a non-formal network of local organizations and institutions to collaborate and share resources, knowledge, and experiences.


Furthermore, the project aims to raise awareness of the need to work with youth to understand the effects of fake news and its potential to damage trust in public discourse. Through our project, we hope to foster a collaborative environment amongst youth workers, local organizations, and institutions, while helping to create a more informed and engaged public.


We want to ensure that youth workers are equipped with the necessary tools and skills to help young people identify, challenge, and resist the spread of fake news and create a more informed and aware society. We want to empower youth workers to recognize the potential harmful effects of fake news and to be able to provide support to young people who may be affected by it. Through the project, we hope to create a safe, informed, and engaged environment for youth to live and thrive in.

  • Project activities:

    • Training 24 youth workers with the necessary knowledge and skills to work with young people to understand, differentiate, and combat fake news.
    • Providing youth workers with access to at least 20 non-formal methods of work, such as interactive exercises and role-playing.
    • Creating a platform with at least 20 resources, such as articles, videos, podcasts, and other materials, to help youth workers spread media literacy and awareness of fake news.
    • Creating a non-formal network of 30 local organizations and institutions working together to share resources, knowledge, and experiences.
    • Raising awareness of the need to work with youth to understand the effects of fake news and its potential to damage trust in public discourse.

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Overall, we expect that our project will help to empower youth to recognise and counter the spread of fake news, and ultimately create a more informed, engaged, and safe society.

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