Misinformation: Will it get better or worse and what can we do about it?
- 👤 Speaker: Mevan Babakar, Google
- 📅 Date & Time: Friday 15 March 2024, 12:00 - 13:00
- 📍 Venue: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86071371348?pwd=OVlqdDhZNHlGbzV5RUZrSzM1cUlhUT09
Abstract
An overview of the mis/disinformation space, a framework for breaking it down into meaningful problems, and a look at some of the new tools and technology coming from Google to support fact-checkers and expert users around the world.
Bio:
Mevan Babakar is the News and Information Credibility Lead at Google, working to tackle misinformation globally, and to support journalists. In 2023 she was selected by the Obama Foundation as an Obama Leader for Europe. Mevan was previously deputy CEO of Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity where she worked on the problems mis/disinformation for seven years.
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Mevan Babakar, Google
Friday 15 March 2024, 12:00-13:00