LES DÉCRYPTEURS (The Codebreakers)
heroes of the truth online.
Les Décrypteurs are a team of journalists who aim to combat misinformation in order to help citizens, young and old, to distinguish what is true and what is false among the information circulating on social media. The members of the team, who work at Radio-Canada, are dedicated to analyzing the mechanisms that contribute to the spread of fake news and highlighting phenomena originating on the web. They can be followed, in French, on ICI RDI, via TOU.TV and through their podcast on OHdio.
Of note for teachers and their students, the team has developed a series of workshops to help them to improve their skills in identifying reliable sources, defining fake news, discerning the truth behind a photo, spotting manipulated videos, and learning about hyperlinks and AI. The workshops invite people to be cautious about conspiracy theories and the dangers of misinformation. The workshops also help participants to protect themselves against fake contests and pseudoscience and raise awareness of the biases that can affect us. A test is also available at the end of the 11 workshops. In short, this is a highly relevant resource for equipping our young people to search for the truth when they are exposed to various types of information online.
