The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalistic excellence, is pleased to announce a free webinar April 23 on understanding and reporting on disinformation narratives.
Taught by IFCN signatories Maldita, this 90-minute webinar will instruct participants in practical skills, including how to best monitor narrative ecosystems, identify key amplifiers and how to best communicate findings.
“The work on narratives is fundamental for the understanding of disinformation; that’s probably why it’s often under attack,” said Clara Jiménez Cruz, co-founder and CEO of Maldita. “That’s why it is incredibly important to stress that, at least for fact-checkers, narratives cannot be pointed out unless they have been pushed time and time again using demonstrably false information.”
The free webinar is presented as a gift to journalists and the fact-checking community in honor of International Fact-Checking Day a global celebration of truth and accuracy.
“This is a critical moment for fact-checking journalists to move beyond debunking single claims and start tracing how false narratives take shape and spread,” said Angie Drobnic Holan, director of the International Fact-Checking Network. “The IFCN is proud to support this training by Maldita, a fact-checking organization that exemplifies excellence. The training will equip fact-checkers to investigate how disinformation narratives form, evolve, and gain traction, and to report on them in ways that inform and resonate with the public.”
While the event is free, registration is required. To learn more about the IFCN, visit poynter.org/ifcn.
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