Forum against Fakes – Together for a strong democracy is a Bertelsmann Stiftung project in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, the Stiftung Mercator and the Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability. It is supported by the news portal T-Online, the initiative #UseTheNews and a project advisory board.
The purpose of the project is to explore better ways for citizens to deal with disinformation. Around 120 citizens selected at random from the entire population of Germany will work together to develop proposals based on their day-to-day experiences. A unique feature is the combination of these intensive discussions with broad-based online participation by a large number of citizens.
The results of the citizen participation scheme will be used as a source of information for various aspects of the work of the Ministry of the Interior and Community, such as the development of a strategy to combat disinformation, or its work in committees and international networks. Although handling disinformation is, on the one hand, an issue for each individual citizen, it is also a challenge for society as a whole. The aim of the project “Forum against Fakes” is to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard.
