How to outsmart disinformation and protect free speech? Participants in the Satellite event of the Council of Europe Hackathon, held at the European Youth Centre Budapest on 20 June, share some advice on best ways to detect false information ⤵️ Learn more about the European Year of #DigitalCitizenshipEducation 2025: europeanyear2025.coe.int #LearnConnectEngageThrive #HackForDemocracy #HackForTruth #NewDemocraticPact #ReykjavikPrinciples

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Hackathon “Outsmart Disinformation, Protect Free Speech” is the team from Italy: The Fact-Checking Foxes. #HackForTruth

“What do we do with people who actively embrace and seek disinformation, because it caters to their emotional and ideological needs? One has to act at the demand as well as to the supply side of disinformation. That’s where art, culture and education are extremely important as means to dialogue, reflection, criticism and empathy. The most effective way of understanding the importance of art and culture for democracy is to experience life without democracy.” Matjaž Gruden @CoeGruden, Director for Democracy @coe delivered a poignant perspective of the importance of #arts and #culture for #democracies. #LearnersFirst #HistoryAtHeart #NewDemocraticPact #HackForTruth

🗣️ Congress members are taking a stand at the #CoE Hackathon! ➡️ Swipe through to read their insights. 📌 Can democracy survive disinformation? Tell us. 👇 #HackForTruth #NewDemocraticPact #CoECongress

“We use the stories from our collections as activators for developing skills such as critical observation and interpretation, multiperspectivity, evaluating and triaging information.” Inês Fialho Brandão @MuseumsGrr , Head of cultural and digital mediation at Calouste Gulbenkian Museum @FCGulbenkian and member of the #OHTE Scientific Advisory Council during today’s @coe #Hackathon – “Outsmart #Disinformation, Protect Free Speech”. During the debate on “Disinformation and #culture” she highlighted that critical thinking is like a muscle - it needs to be practiced regularly in safe, trusted spaces like museums to build resilience against #disinformation. #LearnersFirst #HistoryAtHeart #HackForTruth #NewDemocraticPact #DemocraticSecurity

🔍 Live from the #CoE Hackathon: #CoECongress members engage in debates on Outsmart Disinformation, Protect Free Speech. 🗣️ #CoECongress Spokesperson on Ethics&Corruption Prevention, Danela Arsovska, highlights the threat of disinformation and hate speech. #HackForTruth

Meet the Hackathon teams: 🇮🇹 Danatara | 🇳🇴 TRUSTR | 🇲🇩 Radr | 🇬🇪 EchoBreaker 🇲🇪 Gecko | 🇫🇷🇵🇹 France & Portugal FTW | 🇲🇩 META NGO 🇮🇹 Sunflower | 🇷🇸 Democracy Defender | 🇦🇱 DisXposia democracysfirewall.com/ #HackForTruth

How do you outsmart disinformation? You can look at it from a historical perspective. The #HISTOLAB Toolkit for history classes does just that. It provides examples from #history that help #students decode and understand disinformation today – regardless of its form. 🔗 Toolkit available here: histolab.coe.int/activities/… #LearnersFirst #HistoryAtHeart #NewDemocraticPact #HackForTruth

SG @alain_berset: The future is not written yet. This — right here — is where it starts. Because in the end, it is not about trolls or fake news. It is about the kind of democracy we choose to build — together, across our continent. #ReykjavikPrinciples #HackForTruth

Happening now! 📍 Strasbourg & Budapest 3 events. 1 mission: Outsmart Disinformation. Protect Free Speech. 🎙️ Democratic Debates 💻 Hackathon 🌍 Satellite event coe.int/en/web/portal/hackat… #ReykjavikPrinciples #HackForTruth #NewDemocraticPact

World’s largest hackathon. Global digital freedom summits. Elon pushing code. Eric Trump on stage. The old system is crumbling. Builders, believers, and bold voices are rising. #BuildTheFuture #ElonMusk #EricTrump #TOKEN2049 #HackForTruth

The Council of Europe is looking for creative minds to participate in aHackaton against disinformation. Disinformation is a huge threat facing our democracies — and it’s time to fight back.   💡 Are you a developer, legal expert, policy thinker or digital strategist? Do you wish to team up with others with different backgrounds in order to ✔️ Travel with your team FOR FREE to Strasbourg
✔️ Compete for a €3,000 prize and the possibility for further support for your idea to be implemented
✔️ Help shape the next wave of democratic resilience 🚨 Spots are limited — apply now to be part of this unique European event!
🔗 democracysfirewall.com/ #HackForTruth #Disinformation #DigitalDemocracy

Ready to reThink the future of democracy? Join the Democracy’s Firewall Hackathon! The Hackathon will bring together 300 participants to co-create inspiring and innovative solutions. Apply now➡️democracysfirewall.com/ #HackForTruth #Disinformation #DigitalDemocracy