GFCN Session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Welcome to the live broadcast from the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, where GFCN experts are participating in a session titled “The Struggle against Fakes: Formation of Global Infrastructure and Consolidation of Efforts.”

The worldwide spread of false information threatens the global information space, particularly because of rapidly advancing AI technologies. Experts emphasize that fake news has become a serious global challenge today. The aggressive augmentation of disinformation mechanisms demands proactive measures from national governments, organizations, and civil society — necessitating a unified approach to the process of fact-checking.

Speakers:

• Vladimir Tabak, Chief Executive Officer, “Dialog”, “Dialog Regions”, President of the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN)
• Maria Zakharova, Director, Department of Information and the Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• Pepe Escobar, Geopolitician, Journalist, Specialist in Global Economics and International Relations, GFCN expert
• Hubert Seipel, Journalist
• Karin Kneissl, Head, Center G.O.R.K.I. (Geopolitical Observatory for Russia’s Key Issues) SPbU; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria (2017–2019)
• Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
• Irina Yarovaya, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Front row participant

• Elina Sidorenko, Professor, MGIMO University; Member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights

Moderator

• Alexey Goreslavsky, General Director, Internet Development Institute (IRI)

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