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In the Digital News 2023 report published by the Reuters Institute, it was seen that fears of misinformation and disinformation did not decrease, and that 56% of countries were concerned about the difference between real news and fake information on the Internet. The verification platform launched the learning platform called Pürmerak Club and the verification community, which aims to provide participants with affirmation, digital literacy and critical thinking skills.

TURKEY — The proliferation of technologies such as artificial intelligence and deep fakes has triggered the growth of misinformation and disinformation problems on the internet. In the Digital News 2023 report published by the Reuters Institute, it was seen that fears of misinformation and disinformation did not decrease and that 56% of countries were concerned about the difference between real news and fake information on the Internet. McKinsey also identified disinformation as one of the most critical threats of the near future. Teyit, the leading verification platform that set off from this, has carried its experience on the problem of misinformation, which is considered one of the most critical problems of the information and internet age, to a verification community and learning platform called Pürmerak Club.

Those who complete a total of 12 hours of online training at the Pürmerak Club, which aims to provide confirmation, digital literacy and critical thinking skills for participants with different profiles, from company employees to communication professionals, will receive a certificate approved by Istanbul Bilgi University and join the private Discord channel to work with the Teyit team and be a part of joint productions. will have the opportunity.

From the anatomy of misinformation to fact-checking tools and techniques

Digital literacy and critical thinking are seen among the important skills of the near future. Teyit, which has been making an impact for 7 years with its confirmation and training activities against the problem of misinformation, has launched the Pürmerak Club to disseminate these skills, making it easier for everyone to acquire these skills, and providing digital literacy and critical thinking skills to every internet user against disinformation.

Noting that there are trainings on the platform, which are given by experienced names from the Teyit team, including the basic concepts of confirmation, the tools used by the confirmers, the methods of combating false information, the psychology of false information, digital tracking methods and the steps to be taken against disinformation, Teyit Founder Mehmet Atakan Foça said, “The trainings cover the anatomy of false information. It covers all aspects of verification in the digital age, from understanding it to mastering various fact-checking tools and techniques. Students, white-collar workers or just curious people who seek the truth can be prepared for artificial intelligence fraud by gaining confirmation skills, can make the right decisions with the correct information, and improving their critical thinking skills.

Opportunity to become a certified verifier and join the community

Those who complete the training on the platform will have a toolbox that they can use in their personal and professional lives with practical studies and theoretical knowledge on the problem of misinformation. In addition to obtaining a certificate, the participants will have the opportunity to follow the false information and confirm together with the Teyit team by joining the Discord channel of the Pürmerak Club. Participants will also be able to enhance their learning opportunities with comprehensive training designed specifically for journalists, communication professionals, politicians, company employees and researchers. Participants will have the potential to make a difference in their digital world experiences and careers with the skills they acquire. It will also be able to use digital tools more fluently and strengthen against the problem of misinformation.

“We aim to make critical thinking and digital literacy a common value”

Teyit Founder Mehmet Atakan Foça stated that Pürmerak Club aims to empower everyone against the problem of misinformation and that they can design special, face-to-face, interactive corporate training programs for companies in this direction, and concluded his evaluations with the following statements: “Pürmerak Club has a very clear mission: To make critical thinking and digital literacy a common value. For this purpose, with our 7 years of experience, we have prepared our training in such a way that everyone can act by taking the right information as a reference and trusting themselves in the digital world. We aim to contribute to a society that takes its decisions with the right information and questions it by opening up our knowledge to everyone at Pürmerak Club.”