Fake check: Hossein Derakhshan on information warfare

Published: Feb. 12, 2020, 10 a.m.

Propaganda and disinformation have been around since at least the ancient Romans. Now, false and falsified information spreads rapidly and we have social media platforms and mass messaging systems to thank for that. Hossein Derakhshan, media analyst and co-author of the 2017 report "Information Disorder" published by the Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center, explains how we can counter disinformation and why he doesn't like the term "fake news". \n\nHost: Clara Young\nProducer: Robin Allison Davis\n\nGet the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters:\xa0www.oecd.org/newsletters\nFollow us on social media:\xa0www.oecd.org/social-media