Can a hair dryer stop the coronavirus? Do monkeys live on the moon? The answer to each is, “No.” But why do people still believe these things in the news? And what about other questions that might be more difficult to answer, such as “Are our elections safe from manipulation?” or “Is climate change real or fake?” In this talk, we will work through the problems and challenges of mis- and dis-information that appear in social media and in the news. And, we will explore some of the online tools that we can use to measure “facts” and see if the images and ideas that we see and share are based in truth – or degrees of truth.

This event is a Community Seminar Series event hosted by Robert Gordon University's School of Applied Social Studies. Our seminars are free to attend, open to all, and held online.

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If you have any questions, please contact Dr Alice Butler-Warke on a.butler-warke@rgu.ac.uk

We look forward to welcoming you to our virtual event!