De Facto at a milestone and it’s still a go!

Our initiative against mis- and disinformation reached an important milestone at the end of August 2020 with the formal expiration of the Erasmus+ grant funding. These have been challenging two years with many and positive developments along the way. Team NTCenter, the project lead, extend their sincerest thanks and apreciateion to all project partners: Ljudska…

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Practical cooperation with EU Disinfo Observatory to start soon

During a short practical webinar held on July 10th by memebers of the European Observatory Against Disinformation (SOMA), the NTCenter’s team  who attended the digital event had the opportunity to present to SOMA members the unique De Facto approach. As SOMA is focused on digital tools faciltating fact-checking and tracking of disinformation, we agreed that…

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De Facto becomes a member of the EU Observatory against disinformation

We are pleased to announce that De Facto has become the latest member of the EU Observatory for disinformation (Social Observatory for Disinformation and Social Media Analysis – SOMA). This comes as a recognition of our work on mis- and disinformation, and will provide a valuable contribution to SOMA’s efforts in fact-checking and tracing disinformation.…

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The pilot De Facto training for educators is already a fact!

The first training on De Facto approach to identify and counteract disinformation in education context took place between 27th and 31st of January in Ghent, Belgium. Our hosts from Arteveldehogeschool did their best to create friendly and inspiring working environment for the 21 participants from the 7 partner organisations. The reception of De Facto theoretical…

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7 Days

De Facto goes public in front of educators from 7 countries in just 7 days from now! On January 27, teachers and trainers from seven EU countries meet in Ghent, Belgium, to witness the first ever De Facto training session and workshops. This will be the culmination of years of hard work on development and…

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De Facto project receives an Award for Excellence

On December 6, 2019, in Sofia, the Bulgarian National Agency for Erasmus+ held its annual conference which this year also coincided with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the organisation. It was a high-profile event attended by several cabinet ministers and deputies, and the opening speech was delivered by Mrs Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for…

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De Facto group created on FB for education professionals

We are pleased to announce that we have now activated a Facebook group targeted at the wider community of education professionals and stakeholders. In the very short-term, this group will serve as a pre-training launch pad for the 4 “big” training events. These are scheduled for January through April in Belgium, Czechia, Bulgaria and Poland.…

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Progress on case studies and other outputs

During an intensive 2-day work meeting, with all De Facto partners having gathered on September 5-6 in Palermo, Sicily, we reviewed the progress on the key outputs of the project. Reports indicate that the challenging timetable is being successfully followed and that a total of 8 thematic case studies are nearing completion. With each case…

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