Can Europe counter fake news? (replay)

By: Léa-Lisa Westerhoff Follow

As everywhere in the world, on the continent, trust in the media is deteriorating.

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In young democracies, the independence of the media is still very fragile. The press is dependent on the financial resources of economic, but also political powers. For example, in the young Republic of Serbia: the use of false information by the media close to the government has become almost daily there. And the regime of the very authoritarian president Aleksandar Vučić does not hesitate to carry out real disinformation campaigns against those whom he considers his enemies. This is the report in Belgrade by Louis Seiller.

In Poland, the populist ultra-conservatives of the PIS, Law and Justice party, already in power since 2015, won the legislative elections on October 13, 2019. A victory obtained in part, thanks to the public media. In this country, manipulation and disinformation are also required with public television completely taken over four years ago by the ruling party. The explanations of Thomas Giraudau.

Security of States, of citizens, what Europe can do in the face of this transcontinental issue of fake news. Since 2015, the Commission has created a working group on the subject. More than 6,500 false information were thus processed, but the structure lacks means. Laxmi Lota's explanations .

A false rumor quickly circulates on the canvas, but also in the corridors of a school. Being able to distinguish between true and false information is the whole point of a new course that England intends to add to its school curriculum. From the start of the next school year, in September 2020, schools will therefore teach the art of differentiating between true and false. Marie Billon.

Franco's exhumation divides in Spain
In Spain, the exhumation of dictator Francisco Franco is imminent. Since Friday 11 October 2019, the mausoleum where the Caudillo is buried 60 km from Madrid, is closed to the public. The exhumation of the dictator who died in his bed in 1975 should take place before October 25, 2019. This transfer of Franco's remains divides the Spaniards. If, for those nostalgic for Franco, opening this tomb is desecration, the associations of families of republican victims, they want to go further and recover the bodies of their family members. Diane Cambon's report .

(October 16, 2019 replay)

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