Fake news - false or inaccurate scientific information - travel around the web and reach more and more people. We had the strongest proof of that during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, someone is fighting to reverse this trend and stop misinformation. Recently, some media or independent journalists started to make fact-checking their core activity. An interesting approach, as the absolute protagonist of fact-checking is the audience. And so engagement is really a crucial ingredient for the success of fact-checking.

Guests
Rocío Benavente, Maldita Ciencia
Karin van den Boogaert, Wetenschap.nu

Useful links

• Maldita Ciencia: https://maldita.es/malditaciencia/
• Wetenschap.nu: https://wetenschap.nu/
• Climate Misinformation report, 2023: https://foe.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Climate-of-Misinformation.pdf

Credits
Host: Giulia Bonelli
Audio editing: Lisa Lazzarato
Original music: Massimo Bassan
ENJOI project coordinator: Elisabetta Tola
This podcast is produced by formicablu for ENJOI, a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program.