Margo Gontar
co-founder and editor StopFake
Craig Silverman
national reporter ProPublica
Luca Sofri
founder and editor Il Post
Jack Werner
social media editor Metro Sweden
The online world is filled with misinformation and hoaxes. Fake news websites, government propaganda, Photoshopped images, fake social media accounts and unethical scientific journal publishers are just some of the people and entities who contribute to the burgeoning hoax economy.
A growing number of journalists and news organizations and working hard to verify and debunk online misinformation and suspect viral claims. This panel features some of the leaders in the field. They will share their experiences, talk best practices, and detail the challenges they face in trying to battle back against viral lies.