What will you learn in this course?

• What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation?
• How to verify images, text and videos that you receive on WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms.
• Usage of online available tools in fact-checking.
• How to identify where the image/ video is from and geolocating it using Google Earth and Google Maps.
• In this course, participants will get a hands-on experience of learning how to use the fact-checking tools and applying them in their daily routine. 

How will the course help you?

• It will help you in questioning the claims that you receive on social media, verifying them and not falling for online misinformation.
• You will be able to make your friends and family members aware about the need to learn fact-checking and how to tackle the menace of misinformation. 
• You will be better informed as your opinions are formed on the basis of the information that you consume. 

Who is the course for?

• Come one, come all! It's for every digital citizen. 
• Media students, journalists, researchers and content writers.
• Teenagers, adults and senior citizens.