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Postponed – Seeing isn’t Believing: Confronting the Threat of Fake Video

30 April 2020 @ 6:30 pm

DUE TO THE DEVELOPING CORONAVIRUS SITUATION, THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED.

While many altered videos are meant to be funny and harmless, the potential for politically-driven deepfakes to spread disinformation and manipulate citizens is great. Already, we’ve seen darker forces at work, as deepfakes enmesh public figures in political scandals and cause others to become victims of cybercrime. How can we prepare for this threat? Are there tech tools to help us do so?
This discussion features Nadine Ajaka, senior producer for video platforms with The Washington Post who created The Washington Post’s Guide to Manipulated Video in conversation with Jeff Yates, journalist with Radio-Canada, and part of Décrypteurs, Radio-Canada’s team dedicated to tackling online disinformation.

Thursday, April 30
Doors open 6 p.m. | Discussion 6:30 p.m. | Reception 8:00 p.m.

TMX Broadcast Centre
The Exchange Tower, 130 King St. W. (View map)
Toronto

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Nadine Ajaka is the senior producer for video platforms at The Washington Post, where she oversees video distribution. She leads a team focused on fact-checking video and created The Washington Post’s Guide to Manipulated Video. Previously, she was video curator and associate producer at The Atlantic. Nadine was selected for the 2017 Online News Association’s Women’s Leadership Accelerator. She’s a former Fulbright scholar and a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. @nadineajaka

ABOUT THE HOST

Jeff Yates has been covering online dis- and misinformation for over five years. He copilots Décrypteurs, Radio-Canada’s team devoted to tracking and debunking disinformation. He’s also featured on the TV show of the same name, the first TV show in North America entirely devoted to information disorder online. @Jeff__yates

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