Lie Detectors
Budget
€2,579,662
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
19
18 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Lie Detectors works to improve news literacy, increase awareness of misinformation and further the general public's understanding of the mainstream media industry. It promotes positive and non-political contact between young people and journalists. Its long-term position is that news literacy should become an integral part of teacher-training colleges across Europe, so that news literacy can become one of the basic literacies of children in Europe.
EU Legislative Interests
High Level Expert Group on Fake News EU contribution to OECD work programme on education/PISA standards European Commission expert group on disinformation and digital literacy Digital markets and digital services act consultations Micro-credentials Digital education plan European Democracy action plan Defense of Democracy Package Code of Practice on Disinformation Proposal for Council recommendation on improving the provision of digital skills in education and training Proposal for Council recommendation on the key enabling factors for successful digital education and training Eu Democracy Shield
Communication Activities
Lie Detectors deploys journalists into schools in Europe to raise awareness of disinformation and professional journalism among children aged 10-15 and their teachers. It trains teachers, including as a Friend of eTwinning. It contributes to public debate via speaking engagements including at the OECD, Unesco, EU institutions as well as national and local levels. It chaired the civil society section of the High-Level Expert Group on Fake News and Disinformation and participated in the Media Literacy Expert Group. Opeds published by the OECD Forum, Euractiv, Le Soir and ATiT's Media and Learning, among others, and interviews and features about the organisation's work have been published and broadcast internationally.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Lie Detectors is an academic partner of the First Draft News network and a knowledge partner of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), EAVI Literacy for Citizenship and Austria's Digitaler Kompass. And a member of Germany's news literacy alliance Journalimus macht Schule. Lie Detectors is now member of the steering committee of the group People versus Big Tech
Organisation Members
More information on https://lie-detectors.org/
Additional Information
Total contribution from Wyss foundation: 2,423,944
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.