Facts and Contexts Matter

The project focuses on innovative practices in media literacy education. The central question is how high-tech democracies such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are dealing with misinformation, hate speech, and the spread of conspiracy ideologies online. "Facts and Contexts Matter" is a cooperation between the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb and Externer Link: the Goethe-Institut's East Asia region.

Stories about media literacy in East Asia

On the trail of rumours

How often do you question rumours you encounter online? Discover our eight-part video series, highlighting East Asia's approach to disinformation and hate speech.

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About "Facts and Contexts Matter"

How are high-tech democracies such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan dealing with misinformation, hate speech, and the spread of conspiracy ideologies online?

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“We need to get used to manipulation as a society”

In October of 2023, twelve East Asian and European experts met to discuss dealing effectively with misinformation and hate speech online.

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Addressing Hate Speech in the Classroom

In a workshop, students and teachers learned how hate speech manifests itself linguistically and situationally, how it is determined, and what potential the topic has in the classroom.

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About "Facts and Contexts Matter"

How are high-tech democracies such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan dealing with misinformation, hate speech, and the spread of conspiracy ideologies online?

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Digitale Bundestagswahl auf einen Blick: Was ist eigentlich…?

Microtargeting, Hackerangriffe oder Wahlkampf-Apps – Was zentrale Begriffe des digitalen Bundestagswahlkampfs 2021 bedeuten, erklären die Politikberater Martin Fuchs und Bendix Hügelmann.

In der Auftaktveranstaltung zum Thema „Meinungsbildung, (Des-)Information und Politik im Netz“ beschäftigen wir uns damit, welchen Einfluss ein Mangel an Medienkompetenz für den politischen…

Kate Crawford enthüllt die realen Auswirkungen von KI, warnt vor Umweltzerstörung, sozialer Ungerechtigkeit sowie Datenverzerrungen und fordert politische Regulierung und demokratische Kontrolle.

Können KI-Detektoren wirklich Deepfakes entlarven?

So könnt ihr Deepfakes entlarven: Diese drei Fehler machen KI-Bildgeneratoren

als Bürger/-in

auf Social Media

vor Ort

als Journalist/-in