Populismus, Desinformation und Manipulation – Wie retten wir valides Wissen im Netz?

In the organizer's words:

The Pope in a hip white down coat, worm medication as a cure for Covid or Volodymyr Selensky as a supposed dictator: we live in a time in which we encounter disinformation, manipulation and populist statements online and it is becoming increasingly difficult to recognize them.

The effects are now clearly visible: according to a recent Forsa study, concern about targeted disinformation online has rarely been so great. Nine out of ten respondents fear a split in society, and a similar number fear the radicalization of individuals through political disinformation.

One ray of hope is the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, which has stood for free access to reliable and source-checked knowledge for almost 25 years. A global community of volunteers shows how a critical approach to information can be achieved with clear rules and roles. But is this enough to save valid knowledge on the internet? To kick things off, we will shed light on exactly how disinformation and manipulation work online and what options we have to better recognize them. We will then discuss with experts the question of how society can be strengthened in dealing with disinformation and populism - and what role free knowledge projects such as Wikipedia play in this.

Our guests are:

• Teresa Dapp (head of the fact-checking team, dpa) with a keynote speech

and

• Ann-Kathrin Benner (project coordinator in the project "Network against online hate and disinformation" at the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society)
• Johannes89 (Wikipedian)
• Robin Miska(teacher at Schadow-Gymnasium Berlin)

Moderation: Nele Hirsch(eBildungslabor)

During the panel discussion you can contribute with questions and comments. The panel will also be livestreamed on this page.

The keynote and panel discussion will last until approx. 7.30 pm. Afterwards there will be finger food and drinks in the lounge of the Wikimedia office.

Price information:

Free admission. Please register in advance.