Mia and the Fake News - Edit 2020
Channel: Timo E
Date: 22/11/2020

Our clip addresses young people between 10 – 16 years who have already gained first experience in an online environment. In most cases, even for experienced users, it is not immediately obvious which articles or news on the internet can be believed and which are more likely to be so-called “fake news”. This video is supposed to show how common fake news are, how fast one can fall for them and how one can recognize them in the future by developing media literacy. 

It starts with Mia who is writing in a chat group with her friends… 

The key words of the Edit Challenge 2020 can be found at the following parts: 
Force:  Nic’s chat message (0:24)      
Wall: The name of the Magazine for political education “White Wall” (0:43) 
Values: Mia’s answer to her friends (2:33) 

By: Laura Frost, Katrin Hoffmann, Sonja Ullmer, Timo Erfurth, Jörn Allmang 

Germany. Johannes Gutenberg – University Mainz 

Sources: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1328334945148952576 (abgerufen am 19.11.2020), https://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/medien-und-sport/fake-news/308020/stopfakenews-fake-news-erkennen (abgerufen am 22.11.2020)  

Music: https://www.bensound.com 

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