Podcast: fact-checking and trust in times of fake news

In the latest episode of the Eurostat podcast series Stats in a Wrap, we focus on fact-checking and trust in times of fake news.

Tune in as our host Jonathan Elliot is joined by Pawel Terpilowski, chief editor of the Polish fact checking organisation Demagog and a governing board member of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network, Kerstin Hänsel, Head of communications strategy and social media at Destatis, the German Federal Statistical Office, Dean Vuletic, Information and communications officer in Eurostat and a lecturer at the University of Luxembourg and Francis Elliott, British journalist and editor.

In this episode our guests discuss the dangers of fake news in this crucial election year, with nearly half of the world's voters heading to the polls. Speakers share the efforts of NGOs, statistical institutes, and journalists in gaining public trust, promoting fact-checking and combating misinformation and disinformation. They discuss their successes and challenges, emphasising the importance of transparency, reliability and independence in their work.

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Stats in a Wrap aims to look at the world through the lens of statistics, picking the most delicious morsels and striking flavours to provide insights into the unexpected, quirky and downright peculiar perspectives that only numbers can reveal.

The opinions expressed in the podcasts reflect solely the point of view of the speakers and can in no way be taken to reflect the position of Eurostat, the European Commission, or the European Union.