{"id":52844,"date":"2026-04-17T18:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cji.md\/?p=52844"},"modified":"2026-04-17T01:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:06:44","slug":"empowering-citizens-combating-disinformation-through-media-literacy-and-critical-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cji.md\/en\/empowering-citizens-combating-disinformation-through-media-literacy-and-critical-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering citizens: combating disinformation through media literacy and critical thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Project duration<\/strong>: July 2025 \u2013 February 2026<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Donor:<\/strong> Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR)<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> The project aimed to strengthen Moldova\u2019s societal resilience to disinformation &#8211; especially in the context of the 2025 electoral year &#8211; by enhancing media literacy, promoting critical thinking, and increasing access to trustworthy, professional media content.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Activities:<\/strong> Monitoring social media and producing reports based on the monitoring results, producing the <em>cuMINTE<\/em> podcast, and publishing content on the Mediacritica platform.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Results:<\/strong> Eight reports were published based on the monitoring of the Telegram platform, accompanied by video content explaining to media consumers the identified disinformation trends and the risks present on social networks. 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css=&#8221;&#8221;] Project duration: July 2025 \u2013 February 2026 Donor: Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Purpose: The project aimed to strengthen Moldova\u2019s societal resilience to disinformation &#8211; especially in the context of the 2025 electoral year &#8211; by enhancing media literacy, promoting critical thinking, and increasing access to trustworthy, professional media content. 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