Tag: critical thinking

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The Santa myth: A joyful act of confirmation bias

21 December 2018

by Ferre WOUTERS for FactCheckNI (21 December 2018) At FactCheckNI we are interested in facts. Through the training we deliver, we also come face-to-face with

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Do young people have the critical literacy skills they need?

15 June 2018

by Alan MEBAN for FactCheckNI (15 June 2018) “Only 2% of children and young people in the UK have the critical literacy skills they need

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The end of facts? Taking on fake news @ImagineBelfast

20 March 2018

by Eilish BOSCHERT for FactCheckNI (14 March 2018) FactCheckNI hosted “The End of Facts? Taking on Fake News” as part of the 2018 Imagine Festival

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Of lying (and truth) in politics (SRF Radio 2)

13 March 2017

13 March 2017 Martin ALIOTH interviewed Allan LEONARD (Northern Ireland Foundation), journalist Jenny HOLLAND, and Enda YOUNG (Transformative Connections), for SRF Swiss Radio 2 programme,

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VIDEO: Civic activism in Northern Ireland @openDemocracy

15 November 2016

Paul Braithwaite (Building Change Trust) and Allan Leonard (Northern Ireland Foundation) join Kelly McBride from the oD youth reporting team at the World Forum for

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Promote critical thinking skills for better democracy @WFDemocracy Strasbourg 2016

14 November 2016

by Allan LEONARD for FactCheckNI (7 November 2016) The 600 seats of the hemicycle of the Council of Europe soon filled with young activists and