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Media Literacy & Civic Awareness: ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ-EGOV at ¡°Pinocchio at School¡± Roadshow

The event was a Pol¨ªgrafo¡¯s roadshow to raise youth awareness on disinformation, governments and social media.

Date Published
28 Mar 2025

On 28 March 2025, Mariana Lameiras represented ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ-EGOV as an invited speaker at an event organised by Pol¨ªgrafo, a leading Portuguese fact-checking newspaper. The event, held at Pal¨¢cio Vila Flor in Guimar?es, formed part of the awareness-raising roadshow under the initiative ¡°¡±, a project supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation through the European Media and Information Fund.

Mariana delivered a presentation to High School students from the city of Guimar?es under the topic ¡°Populism, Governments and Social Media¡± that explored the intersection of political discourse and the digital information ecosystem.

Stop. Think before you click. Your action makes a difference when contributing to the mitigation of disinformation.
Mariana Lameiras, Senior Research Analyst

The event gathered representatives from Pol¨ªgrafo, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the City Council, and local media, fostering a multistakeholder dialogue on the role of youth in combating online misinformation.