MediaWise International Fact-Checking Day 2023
As International Fact-Checking Day kicks off at MediaWise, we’re confronting another year plagued with 😱 misinformation. Elections are taking place around the world — the U.S. presidential race is already picking up — and we continue to grapple with climate change, civil rights, authoritarianism and other topics driven by falsehoods. A recent Poynter and MediaWise study 👀 showed global citizens are concerned about misinformation — but may lack the skills to spot it themselves.
MediaWise invites you to join fact-checkers around the world and 💪 fight back. These digital media literacy resources turn you into your own fact-checker — on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook — anywhere misinformation lives. We celebrate facts every day. Now you can too.
Instructors
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Kathleen TobinYouth Programming Manager, MediaWiseKathleen Tobin manages the Teen Fact-Checking Network, a group of teens from throughout the United States who produce fact-check videos for YouTube, TikTok and Instagram...Read More
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Laura DuclosAudience Engagement Editor, MediaWiseLaura is a future-focused multimedia journalist with experience from Houston to 30 Rock. Along with keeping her thumb on the pulse of what’s trending, she...Read More
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Salvador Rodriguez-RuizProgram Officer, International Fact-Checking NetworkSalvador Rodriguez-Ruiz is Program Officer at the International Fact-Checking Network. Sal was most recently the MediaWise Program officer at Poynter. Previously, he worked as a...Read More
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Brittani KollarDeputy Director, MediaWiseBrittani Kollar is the deputy director of MediaWise. Brittani manages international initiatives for Poynter’s MediaWise. Partnering with stakeholders in Brazil, France, Spain and Turkey, she...Read More
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Vanya TsvetkovaInteractive Learning Designer, MediaWiseVanya Tsvetkova develops curricula in various formats to teach fact-checking and media literacy skills to audiences of all ages in the U.S. and abroad. Vanya...Read More
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Alex MahadevanDirector, MediaWiseAlex Mahadevan is the Director of the MediaWise project. Alex was most recently the Program Manager of MediaWise. Prior to joining the staff at Poynter,...Read More