The past decade has seen political polarisation – accelerated by social media’s filter bubbles and echo chambers – deepen and mutate. An ominous era of a polycrisis has shattered any remaining societal consensus. Meanwhile, powerful anti-establishment voices have stepped into the void.

Offering training on media literacy in schools, Finland is teaching students how to identify false information and propaganda. With ever-growing concerns about misinformation, people are looking for serious action from brands, educational institutions, and governments in order to stem the tide.

The rapid growth of an online ‘infodemic’ – where fake news and conspiracy theories abound – means it has become difficult to sort fact from fiction. Logically is using AI technology and fact-checkers to help both private companies and the general public combat the spread of misinformation.

With QAnon and conspiracy theories impacting mainstream discourse, tech companies are having to take greater control of what’s published on their platforms. Increasingly active on social media, American Boomers are caught up in the misinformation wars - but what draws them to fake news?

As reality becomes increasingly warped online, people are losing trust in the credibility and authenticity of the media they are consuming. Deepfakes are one source of distrust, but Deeptrace, a technology that detects deepfakes, is working to combat misinformation online.