AGENDA - European Economic Congress

EEC Online

EEC Online - the event, for the first time organised remotely and 100% accessible on the Internet, will take place on the originally planned 18-20 May. The online version of the Congress will be filled with live broadcasts, presentations, interviews, webinars and online debates on the economy, which, having found itself in a completely new situation, is looking for answers to basic questions.

Disinformation during crises

22 September 2021 • 12:30-13:00 • Multifunctional room G

Thematic scope

How to make societies less vulnerable to the threat of disinformation. Threats characteristic of COVID-19 pandemic: manipulating social groups, disintegrating and polarising societies. Disinformation as a weapon used for the purposes of internal and external politics – goals, instruments, efficiency. Areas of disinformation in Poland: energy, historical policy, international policy, migration, minorities. Aggressive disinformation operations deepening political and socio-cultural rifts – their consequences. How to counteract? Cooperation, coordinated efforts, education on how to develop social resilience to disinformation.