Como protegemos a nós mesmos de sermos enganados online? A especialista em contraterrorismo Vidhya Ramalingam revela como a desinformação é transformada em arma para justificar a violência - cada vez maior contra cientistas climáticos - e apresenta uma ferramenta poderosa chamada "refutação preventiva": uma abordagem proativa que capacita as pessoas a reconhecer e rejeitar mensagens manipulativas antes que elas criem raízes. 

O perigo no mundo real dos mitos online

Disinformation is not just online noise; it sparks violence and fear, with 39 percent of climate scientists facing abuse and nearly one in five receiving threats of physical harm. Manipulative tactics like AI-generated images and fearmongering can spread faster than facts, and even lead to deadly outcomes, as seen in the El Paso shooting. A new approach called prebunking empowers people to recognize and resist these manipulative tactics before they take hold. By reaching millions globally, prebunking has proven to boost resistance to disinformation and strengthen trust in science.

Disinformation Fuels Real-World Harm, But Prebunking Fights Back

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