This course introduces students to disinformation as a major challenge of contemporary information environments and democratic societies. It begins with the basics of information evaluation and fact-checking, and gradually moves on to more complex phenomena such as deepfakes, post-truth or hybrid influence. The course also explores the tension between regulating disinformation and protecting freedom of speech.
Through discussions and group work, students are encouraged to form and articulate their own positions and to consider practical ways of responding to disinformation in public communication. Erasmus students gain insight into the Czech context through guest lectures on hybrid influence operations by Russia and China, becoming familiar with current challenges in the post-communist Central European region and local approaches to countering disinformation.
Through discussions and group work, students are encouraged to form and articulate their own positions and to consider practical ways of responding to disinformation in public communication. Erasmus students gain insight into the Czech context through guest lectures on hybrid influence operations by Russia and China, becoming familiar with current challenges in the post-communist Central European region and local approaches to countering disinformation.
- Teacher: Markéta Klásková