2021: Was it a deepfake or wasn't it? A case study in Myanmar

Should we be worried about deepfakes? The need for deepfake detection skills and global tools to preempt a crisis.

Speaker:

Sam Gregory, WITNESS

2021: Case Study: Debunking the Myanmar Junta's Denials of Murder

NHK, Japan's public broadcaster, has been collecting and analyzing videos recorded by citizens of Myanmar in their resistance to the coup. The military denied responsibility in the shooting of a 19-year-old woman, but this analysis led to the identification of the time and place of the killing, and NHK has set up a special website to collect more information.

Speaker:

Masaru Zenke, NHK

2021: Boosting Immunity through Gamification

Online games can be an attractive tool to raise awareness of “fake news,” build critical-thinking skills and understand the real-world harm of sharing unverified claims.

Speakers:

Darshini Kandasamy, Malaysia Information Literacy Education

Sander van der Linden, University of Cambridge

Lisa Poot, DROG