Tackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?
Radio Davos29 Sep 2022

Tackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?

Disinformation is not new. Examples of disinformation and so-called fake news campaigns are plentiful. But with increasing fears about the cost of living – exacerbated by the pandemic and the energy crisis – it is now more critical than ever to tackle disinformation head-on.This podcast contains the audio from an Agenda Dialogue discussion at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2022 on how the public, regulators and social media companies can collaborate to increase online safety.


Participants:

Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Geneva (moderator)

Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations

Rachel Smolkin, Senior Vice-President, Global News, CNN Digital Worldwide

Claire Wardle, Professor, Brown University School of Public Health


Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/tackling-disinformation-agenda-dialogues


Watch the session: https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2022/sessions/tackling-disinformation


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