Ferrol, 19th of February 2024 – The Professor of Journalism at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Professor Jean Monet “EU, disinformation and fake news” (EU, desinformación e fake news), Carlos Elías, will give, this Thursday 22nd of February, at 19:00 pm, at the Carlos III Hall of the Exponav Foundation, the conference “Science and Journalism as a tool against the fake news” (Ciencia e Xornalismo como ferramenta contra as Carlos Elías, will give, this Thursday 22nd of February, at 19:00 pm, at the Carlos III Hall of the Exponav Foundation, the conference “Science and Journalism as a tool against the fake news) The event was organised by the Jorge Juan Chair promoted by the University of A Coruña (UDC) in collaboration with the Navy and directed by Sonia Zaragoza, lecturer at the Polytechnic School of Engineering in Ferrol (EPEF).
Throughout his speech, Carlos Elías, Professor of Journalism at the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M), will delve into how false information is produced and how it is transmitted. In the same way, he will also explain why conspiracy theories are so easily accepted by society as a whole. “Among the tools that will be mentioned to fight against disinformation are science and rational thinking, but also journalism, since the verification of a news item is inspired by the scientific method”, says the professor and populariser.
Attendance at the conference “Science and journalism as a tool against fake news” (Ciencia e Xornalismo como ferramenta contra as fake news) is free of charge until the room is filled.
