Disinformation and the Games | Truth Talks | Big [If True]

Описание: After two weeks of intense competition amongst the world's very best - the 2026 Winter Olympics have ended – almost without a hitch. While athletes were vying for that Olympic gold, pro-Russian disinformation aimed at discrediting Ukrainian athletes circulated online.

Alice Lee, an analyst with NewsGuard, who looks at Russian influence speaks with host Molly Thomas about her work looking into this disinformation.

0:00 Disinformation and the Games | Truth Talks with Alice Lee
0:17 How Much Fake News Was Found at the Olympics
0:55 Why Disinformation Starts Before the Games
1:33 Linking the Campaign to Russia
2:18 A Canadian Example Goes Viral
2:42 How a CBC Clip Was Manipulated
3:07 Why the Fake Looked Real
3:56 Confusion Spreads in Canada
4:02 How Viewers Can Spot AI Disinformation
4:44 The Goal of These Campaigns
5:25 Undermining Trust in News Organizations
5:41 The Bigger Threat to Journalism
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