Global Fact 10 kicked off in Seoul today. Throughout the event there will be discussions on regulation, the effectiveness of various fact-checking techniques and the role of large social platforms. Subscribe for free to FactCheck for daily updates.
WHETHER IT’S ABOUT Covid-19, Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine or climate change denialism, misinformation is becoming a more frequent feature of our lives.
Just yesterday, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan told reporters how the State is actively reviewing disinformation threats to Ireland’s election process “on a regular basis”, after Electoral Commission Art O’Leary chief told the Consultative Forum on International Security that that disinformation around elections is at an “enormous” scale.Fact-checkers are playing a key role in fighting the threat of misinformation.
Global Fact 10 kicked off in Seoul today and will last until Friday. Throughout the event there will be discussions on regulation, talks about the effectiveness of various fact-checking techniques and presentations involving large social platforms.We’ll have coverage of the latest misinformation trends and details on how fact-checkers are attempting to combat them, as well as insights into what big tech companies like Meta, Twitter, Google and TikTok say they’re doing to clamp down on fake news.
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