Tag: disinformation
Ukraine: “We are undergoing the most intense disinformation campaign ever seen here”
Staged sabotage, supposedly crucified child, fake news accusing Ukrainians of the worst abuses is nothing new in Eastern Europe. In the current crisis, however, misinformation has increased sharply in the…
Slovakia, Serbia… How Russian disinformation reaches Ukraine’s neighboring countries
The war that is looming in Ukraine will not only be played out on the military level. The deployment of the elements of language used Monday by Vladimir Putin to…
Covid-19: after Facebook and Twitter, Spotify also obliged to regulate disinformation?
Is Spotify living its Facebook moment? The audio streaming giant is going through a controversy due to the broadcast of a very controversial podcast on the Covid-19, hosted by the…
Spotify announces measures against coronavirus disinformation
Music streaming giant Spotify will “guide listeners of podcasts about COVID-19 to more information” about the corona pandemic, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said on Sunday. Spotify is indirectly responding to…
Fight against misinformation or for information?
This title may sound like a false dilemma. However, it must be admitted that our resources are limited and that we journalists must make choices about the information we process…
Sweden creates an agency to fight disinformation
Fake news, conveyed by authoritarian regimes, is increasingly worrying European countries, especially as elections approach. In Sweden, the government has decided to act by creating a specialized agency, responsible for…
WhatsApp: experience in a disinformation nest
Misinformation doesn’t just work on social media. Its playing field is much wider. It sometimes interferes in certain television or radio broadcasts, in the written press and in our private…
Fact-checking in the face of disinformation: an asymmetric struggle
Several fact-checking initiatives saw the light of day in 2021. This is the case with online media Fact & Furious. Recently, the site almost went out of business before being…
3 pillars of science against fake news
Who to believe? A flood of contradictory information constantly blurs our access to reality, in an exacerbated manner since the emergence of the pandemic. Science, more essential than ever, arouses…
Three pillars of science against fake news
Who to believe? A flood of contradictory information constantly blurs our access to reality, in an exacerbated manner since the emergence of the pandemic. Science, more essential than ever, arouses…