Conference: Fake News & Climate Change

Conference: Fake News & Climate Change

Since 2013, scientist John Cook has been studying the rhetorical techniques that science deniers use to sow confusion on topics such as climate change. The so-called FLICC concept (German: PLURV) describes these techniques and helps make it easier to expose disinformation and conspiracy theories.

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Robert Leven has been extensively researching this topic for years and will present the concept developed by Australian John Cook this evening. John Cook, creator of the famous Cranky Uncle, has endorsed Robert Leven as an ambassador for his concept.

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This evening, Robert Leven will take an interactive approach to explain how to remain critical, expose fake news, and question pseudoscientific claims.