How do we handle disinformation agents in public health? Understanding the challenges and tackling mis and disinformation in public health

Thursday, November 23, 2023 16:30to18:30

This event will focus on the growing misinformation and disinformation within the realm of global public health and what we can do better to address these challenges.3650 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC...

Elections Alberta recommends legislative changes to tackle misinformation, disinformation | CBC

Published: 12 January 2023

December 7, 2022 | The independent and non-partisan office that administers Alberta's provincial elections is recommending legislative changes to address misinformation and disinformation. Mathieu...

Researchers explore misinformation during Quebec election campaign | Global News

Published: 8 November 2022

October 3, 2022 | Researchers from McGill University, including Professor Taylor Owen, have conducted a study into online misinformation and the possible effects on the provincial election campaign...

Spiders caught in a web of Internet lies

Published: 1 September 2022

It’s no secret that the internet and social media fuel rampant spread of misinformation in many areas of life. A collective of researchers, including Catherine Scott, Postdoctoral Fellow in McGill...

The politics of rage and disinformation — we ignore it at our peril | National Observer

Published: 10 August 2022

July 18, 2022 | Before joining the Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy as its Director of Policy & Engagement, Supriya Dwivedi encountered the harmful world of...

Critical thinking protecting Ukrainians against Russia's disinformation campaign

Published: 4 August 2022

In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? A study led by McGill...

Supriya Dwivedi joins the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy as Director of Policy & Engagement

Published: 6 April 2022

The Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy is thrilled to announce that Supriya Dwivedi will be joining the Centre as its Director of Policy & Engagement.

Expert: From COVID-19 conspiracies to rigged voting machines, misinformation plagues federal election

Published: 16 September 2021

Misinformation linked to the COVID-19 pandemic is playing a larger-than-expected role in the federal election, fuelling protests and support for the People’s Party of Canada, experts say....

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