In a world where information circulates at breakneck speed, how can you tell the real from the fake? This is the essential question that the Media Masters workshops, organised by Pistes-Solidaires, set out to answer. As part of the European project Media Masters - Enhancing Media Literacy, three fun and educational workshops were held between May and June 2025 in Pau, bringing together 59 participants from all walks of life.
Disinformation in Bulgaria Bulgaria’s information space has proven especially vulnerable to organised campaigns of misleading and false content, not only because of outside actors pushing geopolitical narratives, but also because of systemic local conditions: concentrated media ownership, low public trust in institutions and a thriving network of low-cost online publishers that amplify sensational claims for clicks. These dynamics have real consequences: they have shaped public attitudes on vaccines, euro adoption and national security topics, and helped mobilise street protests.
On 02 July 2025, a conference on fake news and its impact on European democracies was organised by Voxeurop as part of the Media Masters project, co-funded by the European Union. The conference was attended by Catherine André, co-founder of Voxeurop, Leila Minano, journalist at Investigate Europe and Grégoire Pouget, director of the NGO Nothing2Hide. By Constance Decorde
Selon une enquête menée par le Parlement européen fin 2024, 76 % des jeunes âgés de 16 à 30 ans déclarent avoir déjà été confrontés à des informations erronées ou délibérément fausses. Dans le cadre du projet européen d’éducation aux médias Media Masters, des journalistes de Voxeurop sont allés à la rencontre d’élèves du collège Françoise Héritier de Noisy le Sec (France).
14 partners are working on a European initiative, dedicated to improving media literacy across nine countries.