What happens during the exchange.
Seven days in Greece — short sessions, group work, simulation exercises, and one beach day to celebrate the sun. Designed for young people aged 18–25 with no prior media-literacy training.
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Day 01
Arrival and Getting to Know Each Other
Participants arrive in Alexandroupoli, meet the team, and settle in. Evening icebreaker games and a group walk along the harbour.
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Day 02
Understanding Disinformation
What is shared, why, and through which channels? Participants map their own information habits and identify where they are most vulnerable to manipulation.
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Day 03
Verification Skills
What is the role of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) in disinformation? Participants develop recognition and verification mechanisms. Hands-on practice using real, recent examples.
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Day 04
Co-Creating a Toolkit
Participants learn about the importance of a solid toolkit and collaborate to develop their own one.
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Day 05
Absorbing... "On a Relaxed Pace"
A free day at the beach. “Pame Halara!” — time to rest, swim, and let the conversation flow over a long lunch.
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Day 06
Fallacies, Stereotypes, and Self-Deception
Twenty logical fallacies that participants learn through DoubleCheck's bingo activity, alongside self-deception exercises and self-debunking techniques.
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Day 07
Practice... "On the Air"
Participants run a live information exercise — filtering a stream of incoming claims and creating their own podcasts.
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Day 08
In Practice
Participants get to know the local community and study its resilience, putting what they learned into practice by engaging teenagers from the "SOS Children's Villages" in games and activities.
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Day 09
Creation – Ethics – Participation
Participants produce a proper, "professional" fake news bulletin (insert URL), managing the entire process from scriptwriting to final editing.
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Day 10
Reflection & Farewell
Every participant leaves fully equipped with their own resources and a comprehensive toolkit for youth education. Youthpass distribution and farewell.