Guatemala

骋耻补迟别惫颈蝉颈贸苍鈥檚 Mar铆a Luisa G贸mez and professional badminton鈥檚 Kevin Cord贸n lead Guatemalans in a free 10-day WhatsApp course designed by Mediawise. G贸mez and Cord贸n are joining this educational effort as MediaWise Ambassadors.

Learners are guided through daily WhatsApp 5-minute lessons, including message, question, video, and simple, yet practical techniques designed to improve digital engagement and awareness. Participants must respond to the question to guarantee a lesson the next day. By the end of the course, learners will be able to identify and explain different types of misinformation and practice techniques professional fact-checkers use for verification.

, from the group, partnered with MediaWise to customize and localize the educational content. 骋耻补迟别惫颈蝉颈贸苍 is a television channel available over-the-air and on cable, airing news and entertainment. Prensa Libre is one of the largest daily newspapers in Guatemala, available via print and digital.

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Mar铆a Luisa G贸mez and Kevin Cord贸n walk you through what misinformation is, how it spreads and why it is sometimes hard to identify false information.

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Ambassadors

  • Mar铆a Luisa G贸mez
    Journalist, 骋耻补迟别惫颈蝉颈贸苍
    Mar铆a Luisa G贸mez is a well-known Guatemalan journalist and presenter, born in Guatemala City. From a very young age, she showed an interest in communication...
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  • Kevin Cord贸n
    Badminton player, Guatemala
    Kevin Cord贸n is a badminton player, born in the city of Zacapa, Guatemala. From a very young age he showed interest in the sport and...
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Instructors

  • Vanya Tsvetkova
    Former Interactive Learning Designer, MediaWise
    Vanya Tsvetkova develops curricula in various formats to teach fact-checking and media literacy skills to audiences of all ages in the U.S. and abroad. Vanya...
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  • Miriam Valverde
    Deputy Editor, PolitiFact
    Miriam Valverde is a deputy editor at PolitiFact. Previously, she fact-checked claims about immigration, public policy, and COVID-19 as a PolitiFact staff writer. Miriam led...
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  • Brittani Kollar
    Deputy Director, MediaWise
    Brittani Kollar is the deputy director of MediaWise, 天美传媒影业鈥檚 digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation online. As...
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  • Alex Mahadevan
    Director, MediaWise
    Alex Mahadevan is director of MediaWise, 天美传媒影业鈥檚 digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation online. As director, Alex...
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