Misinformation Courses and Certifications

Hone Your Media Literacy Skills

Develop critical thinking to navigate media, spot misinformation, and understand statistics. Learn to identify logical fallacies and misleading information in various formats.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Digital Literacy and Online Safety

Explore online safety, digital literacy, and responsible internet use in the post-COVID era. Learn to identify risks, combat misinformation, and foster healthy online behaviors for young people.

• Independent
• 4 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

USENIX Enigma Conference

Around the World in 500 Days of Pandemic Misinformation

Explore global pandemic misinformation trends, their evolution, and impact on health decisions through a large-scale, longitudinal study across multiple countries.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

Busted- Outing the Top Five Health Myths - TEDMED Great Challenges

Debunking top health myths with experts, exploring their origins, impact, and strategies for combating misinformation in the digital age. Discusses vaccines, nutrition, screening, and scientific communication.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

AAAS Annual Meeting

The Role of Peer-Reviewed Journals in Times of COVID-19 - Joseph Caputo - AAAS Annual Meeting

Explore how peer-reviewed journals maintained scientific integrity during COVID-19, balancing speed with accuracy to combat misinformation and effectively communicate research to the global press.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

Rumors, Trust and Vaccines - Heidi Larson - TED

Explore how rumors impact vaccine trust and learn about the Vaccine Confidence Project's efforts to combat misinformation through relationship-building and empathetic health systems.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Painting Tech Dystopia- How the West Tells Itself Fairytales About Asia - And Believes They Are Real

Debunking tech dystopia myths about Asia, exploring their origins, dangers, and impact on Western tech discourse while providing tools for critical media consumption.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Disinformation in a Modern SOC

Explore modern disinformation tactics and their impact on security operations centers, with insights on analyzing and countering these threats in today's complex information landscape.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

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The Misinformation Age - Defending Against Deep Fakes

Explore deepfake technology's impact, current state, and initiatives to combat misinformation, including the Content Authenticity Initiative and hardware-level solutions for trusted content creation.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

TED

Facebook's Role in Brexit - and the Threat to Democracy

Journalist explores Facebook's influence on Brexit vote, linking targeted ads to election outcomes and questioning the future of fair elections in the digital age.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

How We Can Protect Truth in the Age of Misinformation

Strategies to combat misinformation: data scientist explores its rapid spread, impact on society, and offers five practical approaches to safeguard truth in our digital age.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

The Future of Digital Communication and Privacy

Explore digital communication's future, encryption's role in privacy, and WhatsApp's efforts to balance security with combating misinformation in this insightful talk by Will Cathcart.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Engaging Policymakers at the State Level

Explore strategies for engaging state-level policymakers on election security, addressing challenges like misinformation, disruption, and workforce shortages while emphasizing the importance of vulnerability disclosure policies.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

USENIX Enigma Conference

A New Process to Tackle Misinformation on Social Media - Prevalence-Based Gradation

Exploring a novel "prevalence-based gradation process" to combat misinformation on social media platforms, focusing on efficient content moderation and calibrated corrective actions based on exposure levels.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

USENIX Enigma Conference

Moderating End-to-End Encrypted Content - Balancing Privacy and Control

Exploring end-to-end encryption challenges, balancing privacy with content moderation needs. Proposes user-centric definitions and analyzes improvement strategies to maintain security while enhancing user experience.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video