There is a teachers' kit for Unpacking the Truth, an EU/ European Commission publication. It is (to quote the site) "a new educational game designed to tackle disinformation head-on." "this interactive classroom activity empowers students aged 16 to 18 with critical thinking and fact-checking skills. Dive into a fictional social media post and navigate the world of false claims with the guidance of captivating EU-themed characters. Through engaging gameplay, students will learn to use EU resources to debunk disinformation effectively." There are professionally designed materials and a lesson plan.
They include one scenario and some social media posts that aim to lead students to very specific official EU sites. So, to be honest, this could end up being a bit tedious if the students don't pick up on the clues about which sites they are SUPPOSED to visit to combat the disinformation: I think you'd need to decide whether you were going to accept other types of disproof as well.
Also I would say calling the characters "capivating" is a bit of a stretch since all they get each is a short social media post. However, it is worth checking out for the learning design and teaching materials.
Download from https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/b955acdc-2999-11f0-8a44-01aa75ed71a1/
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