Name: The Psychology of Misinformation: UoS Psychology Public Engagement Lecture
Start: 2024-11-14T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-14T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) Conference, Meetings & Events - University of Strathclyde

The Psychology of Misinformation: UoS Psychology Public Engagement Lecture

Tracing the history of falsehoods, Roozenbeek argues that the most effective misinformation isn't outright false.
About this Event

This is a public event, we are looking forward to welcoming people from across Glasgow to hear about the latest science on fake news and misinformation. This talk, by a leading Kings College London and University of Cambridge academic is not to be missed! The talk will be followed by a Q & A session, tea, coffee, an opportunity to meet the speaker, and a book signing. Select your [Free] ticket and join us on the evening of Friday 14th November.

**Tickets & Attendance: Please note, it is important that you only reserve a ticket if you intend to come to the event on the evening. We anticipate there will be more demand than there are tickets, and to ensure we meet our funding requirements, we need to ensure that all seats are taken in the auditorium for the talk’. **

King Charles of Britain is Count Dracula’s cousin, COVID-19 came from outer space, and the US government is hiding information about UFOs. These sound like patent absurdities, but some of them are (sort of) true and others are misinformation. But why do people believe misinformation? Has the rise of the internet made things worse? And what solutions do we have available?

In this talk, Dr Jon Roozenbeek discusses his latest books, The Psychology of Misinformation, and Propaganda and Ideology in the Russian-Ukrainian War. Tracing the history of falsehoods from the dawn of mankind to the war in Ukraine, Roozenbeek argues that the most effective misinformation isn’t outright false.