Fake News, Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy

How do fake news emerge? How do disinformation and manipulated narratives spread? And what impact do they have on democratic societies?

In this panel, representatives from different institutions discuss current challenges for democracy, the role of digital media and strategies for addressing targeted disinformation. Together, they explore how social resilience can be built, what forms of resistance are possible, and how democratic processes can be strengthened in times of increasing polarisation.

With CORRECTIV, medico international and Marcant.

CORRECTIV
CORRECTIV is a non-profit investigative journalism centre and Germany’s first media organisation financed through donations. The organisation is dedicated to investigative reporting, fact-checking and uncovering social and political issues. Through formats such as CORRECTIV.Faktencheck, it investigates false information and manipulative narratives, working to strengthen an informed public sphere and democratic participation.

Marcant
German web video producer, livestreamer, reporter and political activist. Through his journalistic work on social media, he reaches a wide audience and focuses on political topics, social debates and public education.

Medico international
medico international is a human rights and solidarity organisation that has been working with partner organisations around the world for more than 50 years to promote social justice, human rights and sustainable solutions to global crises. Beyond humanitarian aid, medico focuses on political education, solidarity and the analysis of global power structures, including the ways in which information, narratives and social conflicts shape societies.