Riham Abu Aita
Co-founder, Kashif
Riham Abu Aita is a Palestinian fact-checker, communications expert and freedom of expression specialist. In 2019, she co-founded the Palestinian Platform for Fact-checking and Media Literacy – Kashif. Kashif is an independent Palestinian platform that aims to combat misleading information in the Palestinian media space, promote the principles of publishing ethics, and spread the culture of verification and critical reading of content in Palestine.
All Sessions by Riham Abu Aita
Session 4 - How to counter disinformation at a time of war?
Disinformation and misinformation are tools used by all sides in the ongoing wars in Ukraine, Palestine and Sudan. False and misleading information are shaping narratives, influencing public opinion, demoralising people, causing mass confusion and swaying international perceptions. In this panel, the trhee speakers will explain how a war of information is distorting narratives in their countries, they will explain its effects, and they will talk about the work they are doing to address this.
