Startup develops app that exposes conspiracy theories and fake news

A Berlin media start-up has developed an app that aims to expose conspiracy theories and false reports.

Ten pilot schools are testing the app in class.

Constance - The corona pandemic (* BW24 reported) has been going on for a while now - and the longer it keeps us in suspense, the more conspiracy theories come into circulation.

One of the most famous and popular conspiracy theories surrounding the

is that

and his wife Melinda spread the coronavirus

to

the

.

Such and similar

are especially circulating on the Internet.

A

now wants to fight such absurd stories.

The founders have developed an

help users discover conspiracy theories.

Start-up: Fake news and conspiracy theories lurk everywhere on the internet

The media startup

wants to

test

its

in schools

.

Through the app, the students should learn in class

to recognize

and break open opinion filter bubbles on the Internet.

Because it is especially

difficult

for

to distinguish fake news from real news.

Young people would primarily

use

their

to find out about world events.

However,

and

lurk on the

Internet

, says start-up co-founder Dario Nassal of the

.

Co-founder Felix Friedrich added: “We can see from the example of the USA how bad the social division is for a democracy.

But in this country too, the Corona shows that more and more people are increasingly living in their bubbles ”.

News app: Positions are classified in a journalistic way

The news app from the Berlin start-up shows the

different

on current

from the media such as newspapers, magazines, blogs and the Internet.

In addition, she classifies the positions as a

and can be used in

or

classes.

Ten pilot schools from several federal states are participating in the app.

This week the first

will take place

at two high schools in the

district.

The schools pay nothing for the app, it is

financed

by

. * BW24