Every year, during the final exams, misinformation about the exam procedures is spread among students. According to some, it becomes possible to know the tracks in advance through the Internet, for others the belief arises that one will be monitored by the authorities during the process. While this latter piece of information, although false, serves as a deterrent against the use of technological tools to alter exam results, searching for phantom previews of exam texts wastes time and money. From the annual monitoring carried out by Skuola.net, for the State Police, on a sample of approximately 3.000 fifth-year students, it appears that 1 in 6 believes they can find traces of exam papers on the Internet, while 1 in 5 is convinced that the Police checks students' cell phones to find out who is cheating. This opinion is of course false, because network control does not occur in this way. For the eleventh consecutive year, the Postal and Communications Police, in collaboration with the student portal Skuola.net, is preparing to launch the awareness campaign "Maturità al sicuro", with the aim of eradicating the phenomenon of fake news, hoaxes and urban legends and preventing students from wasting precious time and also losing money in search of the "right tip". The impact of these initiatives is demonstrated by the data. From 2014 to today, for example, a reduction in the phenomenon can be noted: before, in fact, 1 in 3 was convinced that they could know the exam topics in advance on the Internet. The widespread use of social media, however, requires us not to let our guard down. Also because every year the students change, so it is necessary to repeat the messages. The first high school graduates born in the new millennium appear to be globally more aware than those who preceded them twelve months ago. Unfortunately, the false beliefs do not end here: 42% fear that they could be “searched” by the professors on the committee and approximately 19% believe that the school will be “screened” to prevent cell phones from connecting to the Internet. No less significant is the data of that 8% of high school graduates who, instead, expect to find exam examiners equipped with strange magnetic detection devices for cell phones. Most of the kids are aware that using a cell phone is equivalent to being disqualified from the exams (92%), there remains uncertainty regarding what is allowed or forbidden during the final exams. In fact, for 31% of the students, it is not a crime to receive the solutions to the questions from outside, while the test is in full swing. The “anti-hoax” initiative uses the forms of communication and tools preferred by young people to convey awareness messages, and is aimed at helping young people to face the exam with greater serenity, trusting in their own means and in the preparation they have received during their years at school, without seeking fraudulent shortcuts that would only lead to exclusion from the exam. The final exam is a very important appointment for the kids and for this reason it is necessary that they maintain the serenity necessary to face the exams without problems, trusting in their own means and in the preparation that they have received during the years spent at school, without looking for fraudulent shortcuts that would only lead to exclusion from the exam. False news regarding the early release of exam papers online can instead lead to sterile distractions and at a time like this, there is the risk of losing the necessary concentration and precious time. For this purpose, a video was created in collaboration with Skuola.net and the YouTuber Nikolais, which will also be shared on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. An ironic content that reviews the most common types of students: from the anxious to the influencer, passing through the "he doesn't ask anyway" and the gullible. The latter will be prey to a possible purchase and sale of tracks in advance, promptly thwarted by the intervention of a representative of the State Police.preceding the first exam test. A representative of the State Police will also be present at the traditional live broadcast on Skuola.net in the hours preceding the exam, to answer all the students' doubts.
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