Updated: What a fun conversation! Under the able moderation by Gus Andrews, we started out with a big-picture discussion of the problem – it’s not just the fault of technology, it’s social, with social media amplifying messages and those tools being used deliberately by political actors. Then we heard from Christopher Tuckwood about how the Sentinel Project uses trusted local figures to squelch false rumors circulating in Burma and East African nations where sectarian or political violence is a risk and from Ashley Westpheling, who works with girls in Dublin to develop information for peers (and in this case, the girls decided to focus on misinformation around reproductive health). It was refreshing to hear about work being done at the grassroots level outside the place we pay so much attention to, the U.S.
