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    |Unit 4: Disinformation and manipulation
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    • Unit 1: Media landscape
    • Unit 2: Types of media
    • Unit 3: Social media
    • Unit 5: Wrapping up
    |Part A: What Is Disinformation?
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    • Part A: What Is Disinformation?
    • Part B: Manipulation
    • Part C: Stereotypes and Hate Speech
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    Unit 4: Disinformation and manipulation
    • Unit 1: Media landscape
    • Unit 2: Types of media
    • Unit 3: Social media
    • Unit 5: Wrapping up
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    Part A: What Is Disinformation?
    • Part A: What Is Disinformation?
    • Part B: Manipulation
    • Part C: Stereotypes and Hate Speech
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    Unit 4

    Disinformation and manipulation

    Can you recognize different types of manipulation in traditional and social media? What about identifying fake news, disinformation, bots, and trolls?

    Part A: What Is Disinformation?

    Some information in the media might be created with the intention to harm, mislead, or just have fun. Learn to distinguish between different types of manipulative content in your information environment.

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    Part B: Manipulation

    There are plenty of ways to trick someone online. One could use facts or photos but present them in a manipulative way, or use bots and trolls to shape public opinion on social media. Equip yourself with the skills to identify different types of manipulation.

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    Part C: Stereotypes and Hate Speech

    What is hate speech and where does it come from? How can stereotyping lead to violence and hate? Learn how to report hate speech on social media.

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    Very Verified: An Online Course on Media Literacy was developed by Media Literacy in the Baltics, a program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by global development and education organization IREX, using Learn to Discern (L2D) approach to building citizen resilience against disinformation and manipulation.

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