How false information spreads and why it works on us - and the critical thinking, prebunking and resilience strategies that help individuals, organisations and democracies push back.
Media literacy is the ability to critically analyze, evaluate, and create various forms of media content—everything from traditional to digital formats. It involves understanding how media messages ar...
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Disinformation Media Literacy
Large language models can generate convincing text at scale, making them powerful tools for hostile actors seeking to spread disinformation and erode trust in shared factual reality.
Disinformation Media Literacy
State-sponsored disinformation refers to the deliberate spread of false or misleading information by a state or its agents, often to influence public opinion or even help manipulate political outcomes...
Disinformation Media Literacy
Trust decay refers to the gradual erosion of public confidence in institutions, systems, and societal norms driven by prolonged exposure to misinformation. This phenomenon is not merely a byproduct of...
Disinformation Media Literacy
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) represents a critical global initiative aimed at countering the pervasive spread of disinformation and its potentially catastrophic consequences. Establi...
Disinformation Media Literacy
Recommendation systems, computational frameworks designed to predict and suggest items users might find relevant, have transformed how information is consumed. These systems leverage data, such as use...
Disinformation Media Literacy
The information environment encompasses the complex interplay of systems, processes, and contexts through which information is generated, stored, disseminated, and utilized. It is a dynamic framework ...
Disinformation Media Literacy
The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is a landmark legal framework enacted by the European Union to safeguard the privacy and personal data of its citizens. Effective from May 2018, the r...
Disinformation Media Literacy
Disinformation refers to the deliberate creation and dissemination of false information, with the intent to deceive, manipulate, or cause harm, often for political, economic, or ideological purposes. ...
Disinformation Media Literacy
Misinformation refers to false information that’s often spread, whether intentionally or unintentionally, without always the intent to deceive but with potential to mislead. This phenomenon isn’t conf...
Disinformation Media Literacy
Inoculation theory, rooted in psychological science, draws an analogy between the human immune system and the cognitive processes that protect individuals from persuasive manipulation. This theory pos...
Disinformation Media Literacy
Health misinformation refers to the dissemination of false, misleading, or unverified information regarding health topics – often with the potential to harm individuals or public health. This phenomen...
Disinformation Media Literacy
Social media platforms have become central to the dissemination of false narratives and misinformation, shaping the trajectory of political violence and conflict in democracies worldwide. The rapid sp...