media literacy

A video: Disinformation in the Swedish elections – findings so far

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Hosted by the Fojo Media Institute at Linnaeus University, this webinar covers early findings from “The Swedish Election Observatory” (Valet 2026). The briefing outlines the project’s efforts to monitor, track, and fact-check disinformation, AI-manipulated media, and foreign interference targeting the 2026 Swedish elections, featuring collaborations with fact-checking agencies and the Counter Disinformation Network. Key Takeaways … Read more

My Workshop in Adana for Journalists

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AI Tools for Journalists Workshop in Adana On Saturday, May 16, 2026, I took part in the “AI Tools for Journalists” workshop organized by TGS Academy in Adana. The workshop focused on how journalists can use basic AI tools in their everyday professional routines. We discussed practical uses of AI in news research, text production, … Read more

My talk at the Artificial Intelligence, Manipulation, and Media Literacy Summit in Cyprus

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I attended the Artificial Intelligence, Manipulation, and Media Literacy Summit in Cyprus yesterday.  Session 3 was in a question-and-answer format, which I prefer to just speaking. I asked Claude.ai to format my answers. I have to highlight that this formatting misses the anecdotes and lively occasions. Well, those who attend get the benefits. Still, for … Read more

The Global Fact-Check Chatbot (GFC) has been officially constituted

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The Global Fact-Check Chatbot (GFC) has been officially constituted, launching with 38 founding members (the list is available below). This initiative, which originated during the convening in Bosnia in June 2024, was developed to address the urgent need for innovation in the field. Since then, the team has focused on engineering a multilingual, easy-to-use tool designed … Read more

My talk at the RESAID event: “Information Disorders in the Age of AI and Algorithms”

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A few days ago, I was invited to serve as a panelist at a RESAID project (“Creating Societal Cognitive Resilience Against Information Disorders – RESAID”) event. This EU-funded project has substantive online course content and has developed a few online games related to disinformation issues. The panel was reported by AA as well. Here are … Read more

Hailing from Yozgat, Turkey.

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I have never been to Yozgat, but a full day of training on media literacy and countering disinformation allowed me to visit. The Bozok University Communication School hosted us, and I appreciated my colleagues’ efforts to be useful to their students. I did not have time to visit the downtown, but I stayed in a … Read more