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Project Outcomes:

The percentage of students who answered either “agree” or “strongly agree” to the statement “I am aware of the use of disinformation online by the far right” represented 72% of all participants following the programme, in contrast to 47% prior to participating in the programme.

Following their participation in the programme, the percentage of students who answered “agree” or “strongly agree” to the statement “I am able to prevent the spread of disinformation” increased to 57%, from 37% prior to the programme.

The percentage of participants who either “agreed” or “strongly agreed” with the statement “I check the credibility of online articles, for example by trying to understand their arguments” rose to 58% post-programme, from 43% pre-programme.