Cause to supply schools with a digital learning platform to recognize fake news
Root - Cause will be providing schools with its new Fake News Box free of charge. This contains digital learning resources on misinformation, AI-generated content and digital manipulation. The aim is to empower students to navigate an information landscape where not everything that appears real actually is.
Cause is now also focused on fighting fake news in schools. As one of its first products, the Lucerne-based start-up, which was founded in March 2026, has developed the Fake News Box for students. This enables teachers to show students how to deal with misinformation, AI-generated content and digital manipulation with confidence. The Fake News Box is supplied to schools free of charge.
The program revolves around the Lehrplan 21 curriculum, combining practice-oriented learning, interactive modules and real-world examples. According to a statement, the box integrates elements rooted in journalism, Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, ethics, law and psychology, among other disciplines. The company describes the Fake News Box as «a tool that schools can use to prepare their students for a world where not everything that looks real is actually real.»
According to the information, the Fake News Box was developed in collaboration with universities and specialists of education as well as with teachers. The package includes ready-to-use teaching materials, a digital learning platform with adaptive learning paths, guidelines for assessment and certification for a fake news license, as well as insights for teaching staff and progress monitoring. On September 23, three school classes will test the Fake News Box at Technopark Luzern, where Cause is headquartered.d
Cause is a non-profit organization that develops its methods with a single goal in mind: «To empower individuals to once again independently form their own opinions». It is funded by foundations, grants and donations, while commercial offerings are also being developed to supplement this. These include interfaces for media companies, reputation analyses and market reports.
