Professionals discuss fake news and its damage to citizenship on the first day of the festival
The first day of the 2023 LED Festival started this Friday (16) at the Museu do Amanh and Museu de Arte do Rio – MAR, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Among several subjects related to the area of education, with several special guests, the Festival discussed the era of misinformation at the Fato ou Fake table. How to survive in the age of misinformation?.
With the mediation of journalist Natuza Nery, guests Patrcia Blanco, Rose Marie Santini and Sil Bahia had the opportunity to put the subject on the agenda with the table participants, with an intimate and relaxed approach.
During the debate on the noise generated by fake news and the damage they bring to society and democracy, the participants highlighted the role of online advertising and its great role and power of influence.
“We live in a time when ads have become a great business model, one of the great examples was the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States in 2020, which until today is credited to targeted ads”, explains Rose Marie, associate professor from the School of Communication at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
