The virus of disinformation: fake news and hoaxes in the COVID-19 pandemic
Escola Europea de Pensament Lluís Vives
Cycle ¡Hablemos de ciencia! (Let’s talk about science!)
El virus de la desinformación: noticias falsas y bulos en la pandemia de COVID-19 (The virus of disinformation: fake news and hoaxes in the COVID-19 pandemic)
Conference in charge of Esther Samper Martínez
Doctor in Regenerative Medicine and health communication specialist
Presented by: Lucía Sapiña
Journalist specialised in health for Mètode magazine, Universitat de València
In the COVID-19 pandemic, something has spread faster and more than the virus itself: the viral health disinformation. Waves of hoaxes and fake news have progressively submerged the world, constantly putting the health of citizens at risk in one of recent history’s most critical moments.
Online conference. Registration: https://go.uv.es/9zzHMzH
It will be possible to see the event’s video recording in the YouTube channel of La Nau Cultural Centre (http://www.youtube.com/c/CentreCulturalLaNauUV)
Date 7 october 2021 at 19:00 to 21:00. Thursday.
Place Aula Magna. Centre Cultural La Nau
Escola Europea de Pensament Lluís Vives del Vicerectorat de Cultura i Esport-UV. Revista Mètode.
Contact escola.pensament@uv.es
