Webinar teaches journalists how to debunk health misinformation [Worldwide]

Posted on Sep 25, 2024 in Combating Mis- and Disinformation

Journalists can register to participate in a free webinar.

Poynter, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Risk Less. Do More. campaign, is hosting the webinar “COVID conspiracies, flu facts and respiratory realness: The journalists’ guide to debunking health misinformation.”

The webinar features CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Journalists will learn how to debunk false narratives about vaccines and respiratory illnesses, find out about the common falsehoods that experts are tracking, and access reliable data and legitimate information about vaccination rates and trends in the communities journalists cover.

The webinar will be held Oct. 3.

Register now.