Workshop: Disinformation & fake news in the climate crisis

"The climate has always been changing", "Climate protection is damaging our economy" or "There is no such thing as man-made climate change" are phrases that are spread time and again - whether on social media or in parliamentary debates. Data and facts are often taken out of context. False information about the climate crisis is deliberately spread in order to sow doubt and discredit climate protection measures.

In an interactive workshop with climate journalist and Riff reporter Elena Matera, participants will delve deeper: Who is actually behind this disinformation? What strategies and tactics are being used? And: What are the motives behind the spread of false information?

Together, the participants will develop ideas on how to recognize disinformation and counteract it. And last but not least: How can we deal constructively with the delaying tactics that we encounter time and again?

Elena Matera is a political and life scientist and works as a freelance journalist in Berlin. She reports for media such as Die Zeit, Deutschlandfunk, Tagesspiegel and RiffReporter. She has been awarded the Helmut Schmidt Prize for Young Journalists for her work.

Participation is free of charge. Please register for the event here .