LIE DETECTORS In the news
PRESS RELEASE: Lie Detectors wins European Digital Skills Award
Lie Detectors Founder and CEO Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck accepted the award from European Schoolnet Executive Director Marc Durando and European Digital Economy and Society Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
Lie Detectors shortlisted for Digital Skills Awards 2018
Lie Detectors made it to the top 5 shortlisted projects in the Digital skills in education category of the European Digital Skills awards 2018 The European Commission launched the Awards to put the spotlight on projects which contribute to the development of digital skills in Europe. The finalists are invited to exhibit their project at the ICT 2018 conference in Vienna on 6 December 2018 in the presence of Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel.
Frühe Aufklärung gegen Fake News
Kinder kommen immer früher in Kontakt mit sozialen Medien und den darin verbreiteten Nachrichten. Um zu unterscheiden, was Tatsachen entspricht und was nicht, gibt es immer mehr Projekte, die Kinder in Sachen Medienkompetenz schulen. Lie Detectors ist eines davon und will mit Hilfe von Journalisten für mehr Aufklärung sorgen.
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Excellent clip of this year’s Leipzig Festival of Light, commemorating the city’s role as a centre of dissidence under Communism. Lie Detectors founder Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck was lucky to be invited to speak before an audience of 15,000 about journalists‘ role in rebuilding trust in facts. Some soundbites from 01:55.
Fake snus
The Europeans, the new political AFP podcast, interviewed Lie Detectors founder Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck about how to tackle fake news in classrooms, and about the efforts in this field by the European Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Fake News, of which Lie Detectors is a member. The Lie Detectors segment runs from 10:10 to 19:20.
Italy and the Rest of Europe Fight With “Fake News”
The Atlantic spoke with Lie Detectors for this great story on fake news, the Italian elections and the future of Europe.
The trouble with fighting fakes with facts
Europe’s fight against disinformation requires a trust in legitimate media, writes Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck.
Detecting fake news with Lie Detectors
Leipzig’s Festival of Light commemorates 1989 anniversary as powerful symbol of democracy (in German)
Media experts shine torch on fake news and propaganda (in German)
Schulprojekt: Mit Check gegen Fake-News
Truth defenders gather in Germany to challenge fake news and ’lying press’ smears
Lipsia. Combattere Fake-News Con L’Alfabetizzazione Digitale
Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE by Lie Detectors, Faktabaari & Savoir*Devenir: European Commission’s drive to tackle Fake News and Digital Disinformation needs fast action on education and independent funding guarantees
Events
All Digital Summit
Lie Detectors‘ team gave a lightning talk during the ALL DIGITAL Summit 2018 on how to break silos, build bridges and to boost trust in ethical journalism. The summit explored the significant role of digital skills to improve media literacy, addressing societal issues in a smart and inclusive way.
From News Literacy to ‘Newsgames’:
Conversations Celebrating World Press Freedom Day
International Journalism Festival
European Commission starts consultation to counter disinformation
Leipziger Lichtfest – Leipzig Festival of Light
Media Meets Literacy in Sarajevo
LIE DETECTORS was excited to present its concept at the Media Meets Literacy conference, which was opened by luminaries Evgeny Morozov and Megan Boler and included dozens of participants from around the world working in dynamic, creative ways to address the challenges of a changing media world.
Campfire Festival for Journalism and New Media
Inaugural legal conference on Law in an Age of Hyperconnectivity
Media pluralism and the rule of law in the digital age
Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck participated in a panel discussion on the role of media and social media in promoting political debate.