The Communications Commission has trained pupils of School N55 as part of the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?” The training was attended by 35 pupils of IX and X grades, who learned about the mechanisms for verifying facts and identifying fake information. Pupils will be able to use the knowledge obtained during training to prepare their submissions for the contest. 

The Commission will be holding the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?”, which aims to develop logical and critical thinking, analysis and fact-checking skills, for the seventh time. This will be the fifth edition of the contest for IX, X and XI grade pupils. As part of the competition, participants are required to identify fake news in Georgian media space (internet, television and printed media) that had not yet been confirmed as inaccurate. The students have to explain how they identified the information, present the relevant source and establish real facts surrounding the case. 

Pupils can submit their works until 30 June. Competition winners will be selected by a competent jury panel. Winners will receive ultramodern prizes from the Communications Commission, including an iPhone 13 Pro for the first place, an HP Pavilion for the second place and an iPad 10.2 (9 Gen) for the third place finish.