The Hungarian Europe Society is inviting you to join their in-person and on-line workshop, organised under the auspices of DIACOMET project, titled Is It True, Is It False? – Fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories in the Hungarian public sphere.

The workshop will take place on Wednesday, 21st of February 2024, from 18.00 until 20:30 in the spaces of the Hungarian Europe Society, H-1052 Budapest, Gerlóczy utca 11.

The programme:
18.00: Arrival
18.30 – 18.40: Erik Uszkiewicz (Lawyer; Vice-Chairperson, Hungarian Europe Society; Researcher, DIACOMET): Welcome and updates on the DIACOMET project
18.40 – 19.00: Péter Krekó (Political scientist, social psychologist; Habil. Associate Professor ELTE University, Faculty of Education and Psychology; Executive director, Political Capital; Project coordinator, Hungarian Hub Against Disinformation): Tolerate or Support? Psychological impact mechanisms in an informational autocracy
19.00 – 19.20: Blanka Zöldi (Journalist; Editor-in-Chief, Lakmusz): Sponsored disinformation in the election campaign
19.20 – 20.30: Q&A, debate

Please RSVP via e-mail ([email protected]) by 19th of February 2024.