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Why does misinformation spread – and what can government do about it?

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If you have a question about this talk, please contact Alfie Arthur .

BOOKING REQUIRED at trinitypolicy.org/fakenews

We’ll be joined by Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation at the UK Statistics Authority, and Sander van der Linden, one of the world’s leading experts in the psychology of misinformation, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge, and bestselling author of ‘Foolproof’. Together, they will explore why fake news spreads so effectively – drawing on cutting-edge insights from statistics and psychology – and what role government should play in tackling this critical challenge.

Lunch and light refreshments are included in this informal and free event.

This talk is part of the Trinity Policy Forum series.

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