Spotting Disinformation: Recognising Manipulation Tactics

Overview

Arm yourself with practical strategies and tools to identify and understand disinformation and misinformation spread through eyewitness media. This session focuses on recognising common manipulation tactics and developing a critical eye.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Identify common disinformation and misinformation techniques used in eyewitness media.
• Understand the psychological principles behind successful disinformation campaigns.
• Learn to critically analyse narratives and identify inconsistencies.

Activities:

• Disinformation Pattern Recognition (focused): Participants will analyse specific examples of misleading eyewitness media narratives and identify the disinformation techniques employed.
• Critical Analysis Exercise: Participants will individually analyse a piece of eyewitness media for potential manipulation and discuss their findings.