How to spot fake news? Canadians need better education: EU official – National | 24CA News
The European Union’s head of combating overseas interference in communications says allegations that Beijing is interfering in Canada’s elections will be a chance to enhance the general public’s understanding of disinformation.
Lutz Guellner, who leads the EU overseas ministry’s work on strategic communications, was visiting Ottawa final week as a part of collaboration on a G7 working group that tries to counter threats to democracy.
Guellner says the Europeans are attempting to coach individuals on the right way to spot misinformation, in addition to regulating social-media platforms and dealing with allies.
He says Canada is a key participant in researching disinformation from international locations that attempt to intrude in democracies, however Canadians could possibly be higher knowledgeable on the right way to spot pretend news.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a 12 months in the past, he says there’s a development of constructing pretend news articles that look actual, with a purpose of eroding individuals’s belief in mainstream media.
He additionally says Russian embassies are utilizing social media to unfold disinformation to new audiences.
