Fighting 'Fake News' Ahead of the Election
Toronto, Sept. 16, 2019 - The rise of ‘fake news’ online has become one of the biggest challenges for democracies around the world. So how can we protect ourselves in the run-up to the October federal election?
First, hear a conversation about the science of fake news with Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown, the Canadian YouTubers responsible for wildly popular AsapSCIENCE, a YouTube science channel with over 8 million subscribers, in a conversation with Supriya Dwivedi, from Global News.
Then, hear a discussion with Kaleigh Rogers from CBC News and Jane Lytvynenko from BuzzFeed News, experts on how misinformation is spreading in Canada. Moderated by Farah Nasser, from Global News.
This event was a partnership with the Toronto Public Library.
Photos: CJF/Chris Young
Fighting 'Fake News' Ahead of the Election
Toronto, Sept. 16, 2019 - The rise of ‘fake news’ online has become one of the biggest challenges for democracies around the world. So how can we protect ourselves in the run-up to the October federal election?
First, hear a conversation about the science of fake news with Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown, the Canadian YouTubers responsible for wildly popular AsapSCIENCE, a YouTube science channel with over 8 million subscribers, in a conversation with Supriya Dwivedi, from Global News.
Then, hear a discussion with Kaleigh Rogers from CBC News and Jane Lytvynenko from BuzzFeed News, experts on how misinformation is spreading in Canada. Moderated by Farah Nasser, from Global News.
This event was a partnership with the Toronto Public Library.
Photos: CJF/Chris Young