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* We managed to launch a joint platform to verify information about the coronavirus : Po toi bik pandemii ( Behind the Pandemics ). This initiative united journalists , analysts , and fact-checkers from Po toi bik novyn ( Behind the News ), BezBrekhni ( Without Lies ), Nashi Groshi . Lviv ( Our Money . Lviv ), Kavun . City , Bukvy ( Letters ), and also independent experts from Ukraine and Germany . The team received 1500 requests and debunked about 300 fakes and manipulative theses .

* Distribution in regional groups exceeded 3000 times .

* The campaign was mentioned in the media more than 200 times , it was included as an example of successful communication in the international study “ COVID-19 . Disinformation Response Index ”.

* An email newsletter was started and messages from Potoybichna Sova ( Behind the News Owl ) receive more than 100 persons monthly .

* Klub faktchekeriv ( Factcheckers

Club ) was launched . It united more than 1000 members .

* Online course « Kachka Dezinformachka » ( Disinformation Duck ) was developed for Instytut Mista ( Institute of the city ), Lviv .

* Aliona Romanyuk was teaching a course « Faktchecking i veryfikatsiya » ( Fact-checking and Verification ) for master students of the Institute of Journalism of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv .

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