Five questions for Correctiv fact-checker Uschi Jonas Leipzig/Berlin – False reports are circulating everywhere in the online world, especially in social media. The portal “Correctiv” deals with this phenomenon on a daily basis and deploys a fact-checker team to investigate. “We Europeans” wanted to know from Uschi Jonas, who heads the fact-checker team, what has […]
By Karolina Pajdak Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East. This is how the state has been called since its founding in 1948. And now – 75 years later, many of its citizens see this democracy in great danger – a danger they fear it might not survive. Since the beginning of the year, […]
Online event – Populism, transparency and integrity The We-Europeans on 4 October we were dealing with Populism, transparency and integrity. The key note speech was held by Flora Cresswell, Regional Coordinator of Western Europe from Transparency International.Populism aspects in contemporary EU societies were discussed by Elke Merks-Schaapveld, the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Cyprus, Mario […]
Author: Autokreacja On the occasion of almost every election, regardless of the country, numerous questions arise in the social debate. Most of the dilemmas obviously concern the candidates or parties that participate in a given election, but it is also worth paying attention to discussions on more formal issues. There are many such dilemmas. Should […]
As if it were a unique astronomical event, every four years, and after several months brewing, the perfect day to go for a walk occurs: election day. The streets are emptier than usual, passers-by seem to have an established route, from home to the polling station and from the polling station to home. On any […]
Author: European Institute for Diplomacy & Policy, the Netherlands Technological development and progress , without a doubt has ultimately changed and revolutionized almost every aspect of humans’ lives around the world: from the way they work, they communicate with each other, they buy products or services and the way they travel. Over the last years, […]
ChatGPT is everywhere, and many articles discuss whether it is a risk or an asset. Italy did temporally banished it, and it started a critical review by many authorities. ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology that allows you to have human-like conversations, and has basically changed the way we look […]
Fake: Here a gas bottle explodes at a petrol station in Uzbekistan Electric cars are dangerous and harmful to the environment – critics and opponents of e-cars make such and similar claims again and again. Recently, a video allegedly showing an e-car exploding at a charging station was shared hundreds of times on social media. […]
Author: Dr. Rafaela Orphanides Populism and fake news, two buzzwords that have taken the world by storm in recent years. Europe, in particular, has been grappling with these two challenges, which have the potential to undermine democratic institutions and social cohesion. In this article, we’ll explore the ins and outs of this deadly combination and […]
Online Event 4 May 2023, 16 – 18.00 CET One day after the World Press Freedom Day, the We-Europeans team organised the second online event, dedicated to media and fake news. Fake news is not a new phenomenon, but through social media a different level of dissemination is reached. The question of how journalists deal […]