"Today we live in a globalized world and are processing information from a wider variety of sources than ever before. Many are confronted with a flood of information with which they are sometimes overwhelmed or unable to handle or classify. This project under the theme #IMMUNE TO OPINION MANIPULATION shall help to discover fake news and political manipulation. Educators and young people need the skills to navigate potential pitfalls. Especially in the age of social media, manipulation is increasingly present. Misleading narratives become the basis for political opinion formation and debate. To curb this development and the threat it poses to democratic deliberation, political self-determination and freedom, it is crucial that educators have the knowledge and media literacy skills needed to counteract these threats through their teaching and in order to appropriately guide and train the young people they work with.Filter bubbles, nudging, social bots and algorithms are some of the aspects that play a role in manipulation. Ultimately, idea is to make the veil behind social media visible by posing the threats that come along with it. For example, the political significance of algorithmic models lies in the fact that they can influence social behavior to a significant degree without the user being aware. Companies such as GAFAN (as in Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Netflix), which possess widespread and potent algorithmic models, can be ""governmental"" enterprises that at the same time are not subject to democratic control. Hence, manipulative technologies need to be viewed critically as they can lead to the targeted incapacitation of citizens and may even influence the results of elections. Being unchecked they can erode democracy and therefore the fundament of the EU.The general objective of this project is to address this challenge among educators through an innovative train-the-trainer format. The specific objectives are: -Providing youth educators(direct target group)with useful skills and action-oriented methods on how to develop the digital competence of young people (indirect target group/ end user beneficiaries)-Increasing understanding of how and why emotional manipulation works in social media communication, providing effective strategies and resources to help them counteract this -Increasing the media literacy of young people in an age of fake news and political manipulation on the Internet (and particularly in social media)The proposed project is meant as a kick-starter of a more extended endeavor across the EU. The train-the-trainer format will have an impact on different levels.For educators involved in the training as facilitators the impact will be:-Greater understanding on the importance of the power of fake news and political manipulation on the Internet (and particularly in social media) as well as its impact on active democratic participation-Concrete knowledge, skills and competences for identifying manipulative techniques (e.g. filter bubbles, nudging, social bots, and algorithms)-Access to innovative training contents, resources and materials-Increased network with an international group of trainersFor young people who are involved in testing the program during the pilot phase the impact will be:-Increased awareness of the power of manipulating emotionally and politically on the Internet (particularly on social media)-Improved knowledge to read between the lines-Increased competences to manage a media-saturated environment(particularly online/social media)-Increased skills to read critically and write in a wide range of message forms-Improved learning achievements and personal growth-Increased interest in being more active in society-Increased self-confidence to engage in social media activities-New contacts and network for further support and developmentFor the involved project partners the impact will be:-Increased level of cooperation with the project partners-Improved knowledge, skills and competences on media manipulation, tools to detect it, media literacy, critical thinking, and their connection to active (digital)citizenship-Increased knowledge on game-based educational methods-Increased knowledge, skills and competences with IT-based learning-Enriched experience with creative and innovative methods-Increased capacity to operate at EU/international level-Innovative and improved way of operating towards their target groupsFor other relevant stakeholders, such as educational non-formal institutions, training associations, etc. the impact will be:-Access to innovative and learner-centered learning methods and contents-Access to good practice examples on how to embed media literacy education into existing educational and training offersOnly by being informed of the structural conditions fueling its circulation, one can shape resilience against fake news and political manipulation for both the educators and young people."