An Erasmus+ toolkit with ready-to-use non-formal education activities on media and digital literacy, cyberbullying, digital rights, misinformation, digital identity, and online civic participation. It includes role-plays, debates, simulations, and storytelling, each with clear objectives and debriefing guidance.
A lesson that helps students create recommendations for how AI can be used in society. Code.org lesson introducing students to artificial intelligence and AI ethics through exploration of how AI systems work, where they are used, and how AI can affect individuals and society.
Free educational programme providing lesson plans, presentations, worksheets, videos, simulations and hands-on activities to introduce young people to artificial intelligence and machine learning, including AI safety, data privacy, misinformation, deepfakes, generative AI and responsible use of AI. Includes a collection of lesson plans, presentations, simulations, worksheets and hands-on projects to help introduce AI to students […]
Educational toolkit for secondary-school teachers that helps young people understand disinformation, recognize manipulation techniques, critically evaluate information, fact-check content and respond to misleading information, with examples covering health, democracy, social media, conspiracy theories and AI-generated deepfakes.
The Browser game exposes manipulation tactics used to mislead people online and builds cognitive resistance against disinformation. Interactive serious game in which players take the role of a fake-news creator and use common disinformation techniques to build followers and credibility. By experiencing manipulation from the perspective of a disinformation producer, learners develop greater awareness of […]
An annual global assessment of democratic development, democratic decline and autocratization. The 2026 report analyses democracy through electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative and egalitarian dimensions and examines global trends, autocratizing/ democratizing countries, freedom of expression, media, civil society, elections and checks and balances.
The 2026 World Press Freedom Index compares press freedom in 180 countries and territories, examining the political, legal, economic, sociocultural and safety conditions in which journalists work. The 2026 edition reports the lowest global average score in the Index’s 25-year history, with 52.2% of countries classified as “difficult” or “very serious.”
An annual global research project by Freedom House assessing internet freedom and digital rights across countries. It examines barriers to access, online censorship and content restrictions, surveillance, privacy, freedom of expression, and the use of digital technologies for civic mobilisation. The 2025 edition covers 72 countries.
A Romanian media-education platform developed by the Centre for Independent Journalism (CJI). It provides educational resources and teacher training focused on critical thinking, media literacy, information verification, disinformation, journalism, freedom of expression, algorithms and responsible participation in the digital environment. The broader programme has been implemented in hundreds of Romanian schools.
A UNESCO handbook providing educators and journalism trainers with a structured approach to understanding and teaching fake news, misinformation, disinformation, information disorder, verification and fact-checking. It contains teaching modules covering topics such as digital/ social-media literacy and verification practices.