What is MisinfoDay?
MisinfoDay is an annual media literacy educational event that brings together high school students, teachers and librarians on university campuses for a day to learn how to navigate complex information environments and make informed decisions about what to believe online.
Extending its mission worldwide, the MisinfoDay program now offers a variety of resources, toolkits, and sub-programs for passionate educators and organizers around the world to bring MisinfoDay to their classrooms and local communities.
The annual event is co-hosted by the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public and Washington State University's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. In 2023, more than 700 high school students, teachers, librarians, and other educators participated in MisinfoDay across three in-person events at UW Seattle, WSU Vancouver, and WSU Pullman campuses. Approximately 3,000 students, teachers, librarians, and other educators have participated in the MisinfoDay program to date.
MisinfoDay@DMU
MisinfoDay @ DMU is an event fully planned and coordinated independently under a mutual agreement with the UW Center for an Informed Public's MisinfoDay program. This event is in line with the MisinfoDay program's mission to resist strategic misinformation, navigate complex information environments, and make informed decisions about what to believe online.
The DMU local event will feature a MisinfoDay panel discussion led by experts and an immersive misinformation-themed escape room game experience.