MediaWise International Fact-Checking Day

As International Fact-Checking Day kicks off at MediaWise, we’re confronting another year plagued with 😱 misinformation. The U.S. presidential race is 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.

Teach with Fact-Checking Lesson Plans

Teach your students how to sort fact from fiction online in this collection of media literacy lesson plans for middle and high schoolers.

March 31, 2023

Vanya Tsvetkova

Put Prebunking into Action

Get ahead of the curve by stopping misinformation before it starts. We call this "prebunking" — which is like debunking, but before the bunk.

March 31, 2023

Vanya Tsvetkova

Amplify the Facts

Take the wheel and be part of the solution. Share these tips on social media to help your friends and family be MediaWise.

March 31, 2023

Vanya Tsvetkova

Collaborate Worldwide for Impact

MediaWise bridges the world’s communities through digital media literacy initiatives.

March 31, 2023

Vanya Tsvetkova

Instructors

Kathleen Tobin
Youth Programming Manager, MediaWise

Kathleen 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...
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Salvador Rodriguez-Ruiz
Program Officer, International Fact-Checking Network

Salvador Rodriguez-Ruiz is currently the program officer for the Code of Principles at the International Fact-Checking Network and a previous program officer for MediaWise. Salvador...
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Brittani Kollar
Deputy Director, MediaWise

Brittani Kollar is the deputy director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation online. As...
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Vanya Tsvetkova
Former Interactive Learning Designer, MediaWise

Vanya 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...
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Alex Mahadevan
MediaWise Director and Poynter Faculty

Alex Mahadevan is faculty at Poynter and director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation...
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