Beyond Parody – is satire a form of fake news?
I’ll level with you – I’m not entirely certain that flat earthers aren’t having fun at our expense. As conspiracy theories go, this one is, on the face of it, relatively harmless. It is entirely possible that the Global Society of Flat Earthers are just having a laugh. After all, it’s the sort of thing I say to my brother at Christmas just to watch his head explode. I think there’s a glitch in my brain that simply cannot conceive that anyone could believe something so ludicrous. Like the Dunning-Kruger effect in reverse. However, judging [...]
Addressing Disinformation? Less talk more action!
On 25th of September EAVI attended the conference ‘Addressing Disinformation: Anticipating threat, building Resilience and Fostering open dialogue’ at the European Parliament, organised by the International Republican Institute, the ECR Group and the EPP group. Scheduled in two panels, the discussion brought together several experts with various backgrounds to critically evaluate the phenomenon of disinformation, and to propose initiatives and measures to tackle it. Overall, what emerged from the discussion, was the shared recognition that the media landscape has extensively changed since the rise of the Internet and while this this poses great potential in [...]
