ยฉ Oide 2020
Explained: What is False Information?
- Collation
- 4:22 (4 min 22 sec)
- Resource Language
- English
- Year of publication
- 2020
- Keyword
- DisinformationOnline disinformationMedia literacyDigital literacyMedia and information literacy
- Resource Type
- Multimedia materials
- Level of education
- Early childhood care and educationPrimary educationSecondary educationHigher educationLifelong learningTechnical and vocational education and trainingNon-formal education
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Place of publication
- Dublin
With so much information at our fingertips it can be easy to come across something online that isnโt quite as accurate or reliable as it should be. This kind of information is often called Fake News but a better description might be false information because it affects more than news stories. This animation, explaining false information, supports the education resource Connected - an introduction to digital media literacy.

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