In these five units you will explore how to:

• distinguish between dis-, mis- and malinformation, understanding how the different types are being used surrounding the COVID-19 crisis;
• recognise the problematic nature that amplification of dis-, mis-, and malinformation can have, and how quickly false information can be spread, especially on social media;
• verify images and videos, practising using the tools provided;
• take steps to help adjust your work practices, collaborate with other journalistic networks and protect your own mental health during a difficult time period, as well as use social listening tools in order to improve your news gathering and monitoring techniques;
• debunk false stories using credibility, logic and emotion.