NORDIS Conference: Disinformation in a Year of Elections

We are pleased to invite you to the official launch of the second phase of the Nordic Observatory for Digital Media and Information Disorder, NORDIS, on November 18, from 08:30 to 12:30 in Copenhagen.

NORDIS is a consortium that gathers researchers and fact-checkers from Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark to combat disinformation across the Nordic countries. NORDIS is one of 14 EDMO hubs covering all EU member states.

At the launch conference, you will hear from a wide range of stakeholders and researchers who will share their insights and experiences related to disinformation in the context of both the EU and US elections. You will also learn more about how NORDIS will work to combat the spread of disinformation through fact-checking, developing new technological solutions, and creating and distributing media literacy materials.

The conference will be held at Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX), Amagerfælledvej 190, 2300 Copenhagen S.

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Preliminary program

08:30-09:00: Registration and coffee

09:00-09:10: Welcome

09:10-09:30: Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers – Opening speak

09:30-10:00: Morten Langfeldt Dahlback, Consortium lead at NORDIS & Head of Innovation and Technology at Faktisk.no – The vision and mission of NORDIS II

10:00-10:30: Line Nybro Petersen, Associate Professor at Københavns Universitet – Conspiracy Theories and misinformation ahead of the U.S. Presidential Election

10:30-10:45: Break

10:45-11:15: Tobias Bornakke, Partner at Analyse & Tal & Chair Nordic Think Tank for Tech and Democracy – Project presentation: Monitoring Russian influence attempts during the EU Election

11:15-11:45: Tommaso Canetta, Deputy director of Pagella Politica/Facta news, Coordinator of the fact-checking activities of EDMO and IDMO – Results from EDMO Taskforce On 2024 European Elections

11:45-12:20: Presentation and conversation with Andrew Dudfield, head of AI at the British fact-checking organisation Full Fact – The future of disinformation and fact-checking in the AI Revolution. Moderator: Thomas Hedin, editor-in-chief at TjekDet and board member of the European Fact-Checking Network (EFSCN)

12:20-12:30: Next steps for NORDIS and round-off