Previous MisinfoDay Events

Approximately 700 Washington high school students, teachers, librarians and other educators participated in MisinfoDay 2023 educational workshops and activities across three in-person events in March at the University of Washington in Seattle and Washington State University in Pullman and Vancouver. The annual MisinfoDay program, co-presented through an ongoing statewide partnership between UW’s Center for an Informed Public and WSU’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, included educational gaming activities, workshops and presentations designed to help students become better evaluators of information, improve data-reasoning and fact-checking skills and understand how to navigate complicated information environments online.

The MisinfoDay 2022 program featured eight virtual, pre-recorded workshops facilitated by experts from UW CIP, UW Bothell and WSU’s Murrow College of Communication, with complimentary classroom activities, plus a special “escape room” game available as a teaching resource. We had more than 100 classes from more than 70 schools in Washington state beyond attend the annual event. | LEARN MORE

More than 1,000 middle and high school students, teachers and educators from across Washington state and the nation participated in MisinfoDay 2021. The annual event featured a series of virtual workshops on March 18, where facilitators explored strategies for spotting misinformation, fact-checking claims and sources, better understanding the landscape of information disorder and the goals and tactics used by those who spread disinformation. | LEARN MORE 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CIP shifted MisinfoDay 2020 from a planned in-person event on UW’s Seattle campus in March to a virtual event designed for educators and librarians, who represented 15 middle and high schools from five school districts in Washington state. | WATCH THE RECORDING

Ahead of MisinfoDay 2020, CIP director Jevin West and Washington State University digital literacy expert Mike Caulfield produced short videos answering questions that had been submitted by students who were slated to participate in the in-person MisinfoDay event. | LEARN MORE

The first MisinfoDay was hosted by the University of Washington Information School on March 19, 2019, and attended by more than 200 students, teachers and librarians from Washington state. | LEARN MORE 1 | LEARN MORE 2