Fake News

Are we at war?

Interference in referenda and electoral campaigns. Elected politicians, decisions made based on dubious information. Resolutions approved in Parliaments. Alerts and speeches. Legislative and regulatory changes. Millions of euros invested to combat the phenomenon. More and more supervision, more and more control.

There are those who repeat that we have been at war for two decades. A war, with different battles, against an enemy without a face or nationality. There are those who repeat that we are losing the war.

Is it really like that?

Rumors, lies, manipulations are part of our history. Fake News, in its different natures, is not a new or recent phenomenon, nor is it the result of any technological platform. Fake News was born at the same time as Real News. But has there ever been so much Fake News? Perhaps. But there has never been so much scrutiny either.

Six case studies

What really is Fake News and how does it spread? What tools do we have to create them? How can we identify and combat them? Discover some case studies and see the impact they have on our current society.

Chronology

Since ancient times, the border between truth and lies has always been tenuous, influencing our perception and our opinion, until the present.

Glossary

In 2017, "Fake News" was chosen expression of the year by the Collins dictionary, which defined it as false information that is disseminated in the form of news, often in a sensationalist manner.

Now what?

Much has been done to stop Fake News. Companies were forced to act. Much has been done. There is much more to do. In the time of Artificial intelligence, Fake News is even easy to detect. The problem is with Deepfakes…

quiz

In an increasingly connected world, information circulates at high speed, and distinguishing between what is true and what is false has become an essential skill.