Andy Sanchez awarded €10.000 SIDN Pioneer grant for Fabricated
Andy Sanchez, researcher at the Media, Technology & Society research group and the Sustainable Media Lab, has been awarded the SIDN Pioneer grant. He receives this €10,000 grant for the project 'Fabricated: Anti-Misinformation Games for the 2024 European Parliamentary Elections'. With this project, Sanchez aims to prepare European residents for the elections, teaching them how to recognise fake news and misinformation through interactive games. Follow updates about this project on their Instagram.
Digital Literacy
The Sustainable Media Lab explores the role of technology in society. With elections in the EU, US, India, and elsewhere, more people will vote in 2024 than any other year in human history. Concurrently, these voters are encountering political information online, in an environment increasingly driven by algorithms. Almost half of European residents lack basic digital skills. They may not be able to distinguish fake news from facts. This explains the urgent need for digital literacy and electoral resilience, so that users can make informed choices.
According to figures from the Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau, almost half of Dutch residents are concerned about misinformation online. In addition, deepfakes of Frans Timmermans, among other politicians, appeared in 2023 a day before the elections.Fabricated is an exhibition of games and will give residents a deeper understanding of their digital environment. It also helps them to critically engage with political (mis)information they encounter in the future.
Exhibition
This exhibition prepares voters for the elections and promotes digital literacy. You can visit the exhibition at the following locations:
- 5 May and 13-17 May: The Hague (Liberation Festival and city hall atrium)
- 20-24 May: Brussels (libraries and CPDP conference)
- 27-29 May: Berlin (re:publica 24 festival)
- 2-6 June: Amsterdam (libraries)