The range of media literacy content available is diverse and designed to meet the needs of specific groups. Much of it is tailored to particular educational levels, although some resources are also of universal relevance and can be applied to virtually any audience in a wide range of contexts. In terms of formats, educational guides are particularly common, but there has been a notable proliferation of videos and games, some of which focus on understanding how disinformation is created.
Local initiatives, developed by non-governmental organisations, stand alongside those endorsed by or associated with political institutions. Some repositories provide more institutional forms of information, while others adopt a distinctly irreverent approach, such as the Bad News model, which is available in 15 languages. In total, this repository contains 54 resources in a variety of formats, covering topics ranging from disinformation to artificial intelligence. These resources are dedicated to media literacy, with a particular emphasis on disinformation.
- Maldita.es
The Maldita.es Foundation is not only a leading fact-checking organisation in Spain. It also provides a wide range of educational materials on media literacy on its website. These resources can mainly be found in the Prebunking section or under Maldita Educa. Maldita.es is part of the IBERIFIER project.
2. Maldita.es
Maldita.es has launched ECHO, an educational escape room designed to help young people discover how artificial intelligence works and develop the essential skills needed to navigate an increasingly digital environment shaped by disinformation critically.
https://endgameproject.github.io/escaperooms/echo
3. Fundación Atresmedia
The Atresmedia Foundation aims to help children, young people, educators and families respond to the media environment by teaching them and encouraging them to think more critically about what they encounter, watch and read in the media. It also provides strategies and resources to support media education. These materials include podcasts aimed at families.
https://fundacion.atresmedia.com/educacion-digital-familia
4. Newtral
In addition to showcasing examples of its work, the fact-checking organisation Newtral has a section dedicated to education and specific resources to support fact-checking. Newtral is part of the IBERIFIER project.
https://www.newtral.es/caja-herramientas-verificacion/20231108
5. Learn to Check
The platform’s main objective is to support teachers in addressing disinformation. Learn to Check provides both educational guides in more traditional formats and videos and games.
6. Desfake, Verificat
This project brings together young fact-checkers from a Catalan secondary school in a community focused on content shared on social media. It is one of Verificat’s initiatives. Verificat is Catalonia’s first fact-checking platform and is also part of the IBERIFIER consortium.
7. Use of Digital Platforms, Verificat
The fact-checking organisation Verificat is providing a digital repository containing data from the latest studies on children’s and adolescents’ use of digital platforms.
https://www.verificat.cat/es/redes-sociales
8. Spotted
Spotted is a project launched by Loyola Andalucía University, the Spanish company Incoma, the Italian fact-checking organisation Pagella Politica, the European Education and Learning Institute in Greece, Sv Ignaco Lojolos Kolegija in Lithuania, and Zespol Szkol nr 6 in Poland. It is aimed at secondary school students across Europe. Among other resources, it offers a game designed to assess users’ ability to identify disinformation.
9. Surfear la Red
This initiative by the Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (FAD) aims to foster critical thinking among children and young people. It includes, for example, educational programmes for younger primary school pupils.
10. Catalan Audiovisual Council
The EduCAC platform offers a range of resources focusing on disinformation. Its catalogue includes specific materials to help users identify disinformation.
11. Safer Internet Centre, Internet Segura for Kids
The Safer Internet Centre, operating under the European Union’s framework, provides a range of resources tailored to different age groups. The platform offers information, studies on trends in the field, and practical guides covering different areas.
https://better-internet-for-kids.europa.eu/en/learning-corner/children-youth
12. Harmony Square, in Spanish
This international game is available in Spanish. It is a joint production involving universities and organisations specialising in digital literacy, including the Dutch organisation DROG. In the game, players take on the role of Chief Disinformation Officer. Across four levels, their task is to disrupt the peace and quiet of the square.
https://harmonysquare.getbadnews.com/es/play
13. EFE Verifica
The fact-checking department of the Spanish news agency EFE includes an explanatory section on its platform that helps users understand how some of the latest trends in fact-checking work.
https://verifica.efe.com/explicativos
14. How to Combat Fake News, European Commission Representation in Spain
The European Commission Representation in Spain offers a range of materials on disinformation, combining information on regulation, detection strategies and alerts about its impact. These resources also include the use of InVID, a tool that helps detect manipulated or fabricated images.
