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SUMMARY:Want to stop fake news? Become a fake news tycoon! - Jon Roozenbee
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DTSTART:20200218T131000Z
DTEND:20200218T140000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Nanna K L Kaalund
DESCRIPTION:From trolls and bot farms to “deep fakes”\, fake news seem
 s to dominate our every discussion about the future of media and the inter
 net. So what can we do about it? Detection algorithms remain quite unrelia
 ble\, fact-checks are important but also slow\, and attempts to legislate 
 our way out of the problem quickly run into issues with freedom of the pre
 ss and expression. At the individual level\, however\, social psychology a
 nd behavioural science can offer a way out. In this talk\, I explore the c
 oncept of a psychological “vaccine” against fake news: an online game 
 in which players learn about how fake news is created and spread by taking
  on the role of a fake news creator. By learning about fake news technique
 s from the inside\, my work shows\, people become much better at spotting 
 deceptive content online\, and less likely to share it with their contacts
 .
LOCATION:The Richard King Room\, Darwin College
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