The Athens Lifelong Learning Institute is organizing an online webinar entitled “Disinformation in the New Digital Era” as part of the European project FAMA. The webinar aims to strengthen digital literacy, foster critical thinking, and highlight the contemporary challenges facing information, public discourse, and democracy in the age of digital communication.

Disinformation has emerged as one of the most significant challenges for democratic societies today. New technologies enable the faster and more targeted dissemination of false or misleading information, while advances in Artificial Intelligence are reshaping the way content is created and distributed. In this constantly evolving digital environment, enhancing citizens’ ability to critically assess the information they receive has become more important than ever.

Who should attend?

• Citizens interested in developing skills for critically evaluating information.
• Students, researchers, and academics in the humanities and social sciences.
• Journalists, educators, and communication and media professionals.
• Anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the challenges of the digital age.

Topics to be covered

• The evolution of information and news in the digital era.
• Mechanisms of disinformation, propaganda, and public opinion manipulation.
• The role of Artificial Intelligence in content creation and dissemination.
• Methods for fact-checking and information verification.
• The impact of disinformation on public discourse and democracy.