As the war in Ukraine has proven, being able to spot fakes can become a matter of personal security. Knowing the mechanisms of misinformation helps us evaluate news messages rapidly and distil hoax news from reality more efficiently.
 
This lecture, chaired by Dr Joanna Szostek looked into Ukraine's experience of dealing with misinformation, discussed the key propaganda tactics and messages spread by Russia in Ukraine, among Russians, and in the West, and evaluated how these narratives influence public opinions worldwide.
 
Valeria Kovtun is founder and head of Filter, the first national media literacy initiative launched in Ukraine and coordinated by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy. Valeria is an London School of Economics alumna, formerly a journalist at BBC in London, a journalist fellow at the United Nations, and a senior correspondent in Ukrainian media. 

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Image credit: Serhii Ivashchuk | iStockphoto 

First published: 24 May 2022

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