Disinformation spread

This is unit 1 of a series of activities that focuses on the understanding of the phenomenon of disinformation and what we can do to fight it.

Like all 4 units, unit 1 contains a computational model plus a series of activities to implement with students. Before diving into the model, read the explanations below to understand more about the unit:

The model components in unit 1:
  • "Setup" button: defines the initial state of the model.
  • "Go" button: starts to run the model. Press this after you have finished to set it up
  • "Go once" button: runs the model one "tick" at a
  • "num-people" slider: also part of the initial setup, move it left and right to define the initial number of people in the system.
  • "num-engaged" slider: part of the initial setup, move it left and right to define the initial number of people engaged in a piece of disinformation--that is, the number of people who believe the news and are willing to pass it forward. These will be people in red.
  • "Engagement vs Time" chart: This line chart will show the evolution of people engaged across time
  • "World" display: part of the initial setup, move it left and right to define the initial number of people engaged in a piece of disinformation--that is, the number of people who believe the news and are willing to pass it forward.
Activities in unit 1:
  • Opening activity: guided discussion on disinformation within the students' social groups
  • Introduction to the issue of disinformation, to computational models, and what they can represent.
  • Tinkering with the model and reflection
  • Closing activity: guided group discussion
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