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Fighting Fake News: Can You Handle The Truth?

Thursday, September 19, 2019
Fighting Fake News: Can You Handle The Truth?
2019 Milken Institute Asia Summit
2019 Milken Institute Asia Summit

Fighting Fake News: Can You Handle The Truth?

Thursday, September 19, 2019
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Four Seasons Singapore - Crescent Ballroom

Fake news has had an outsized societal impact, influencing major events such as political elections by spreading fear and division. It often spreads faster than fact-checkers and authoritative media sources can keep up. Even defining fake news can be a challenge, given the significant grey area between controversial opinions and deliberate falsehoods. As many countries and social media companies look to stem the tide of misinformation, what lessons can we draw from fake news laws already being implemented in countries across Asia? Who can best assess the fine line between combating misinformation and censoring opinion? And what role can the news media, corporations, government, and individuals play in this process?