Introduction

Welcome to AGORA’s project module on fact-checking and verification, a course dedicated to mastering techniques for addressing disinformation. Over the next 25 minutes, we will delve into practical techniques and tips to help you verify the authenticity of both textual and multimedia material.

There is a broad consensus among scientists that human activities significantly contribute to global warming, with impacts that are immediate and not just concerns for future generations. In response, recent years have seen the implementation of policies and changes in daily habits aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Misleading claims about climate change have a dual impact, affecting both perceptions of its causes and the proposed actions to mitigate it.

The aim of this course is to familiarize you with a range of tools that will enable you to verify the information you encounter. It’s important to remember to consult multiple sources to ensure the accuracy of the information or to identify potential misinformation. Be aware that in many cases, conclusive evidence may not be available to draw a definitive conclusion.

This course aims to:

– Develop your ability to critically assess information related to climate change that you encounter in your daily life.

– Introduce tools that assist in verifying information available on the internet.

– Teach the basic principles of using boolean operators for targeted searches in search engines.