EPISODE · Apr 22, 2025 · 20 MIN
Truth Talks: Disinformation in Slovakia
from Podcast Europejski · host FocusEurope.pl
In this episode, we talk to Vladimír Šnídl, journalist at Denník N and author of Truth and Lies on Facebook. 🎯 You’ll learn about: • The emotional logic behind viral fake news • Why Slovaks are more likely than Czechs or Poles to blame Ukraine or the West for the war • How distrust in institutions fuels disinformation • Why Facebook is the country’s disinformation battlefield • What civic society is doing to fight back The sole responsibility for any content supported by the European Media and Information Fund lies with the author(s) and it may not necessarily reflect the positions of the EMIF and the Fund Partners, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the European University Institute.
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In this episode, we talk to Vladimír Šnídl, journalist at Denník N and author of Truth and Lies on Facebook. 🎯 You’ll learn about: • The emotional logic behind viral fake news • Why Slovaks are more likely than Czechs or Poles to blame Ukraine or the West for the war • How distrust in institutions fuels disinformation • Why Facebook is the country’s disinformation battlefield • What civic society is doing to fight back The sole responsibility for any content supported by the European Media and Information Fund lies with the author(s) and it may not necessarily reflect the positions of the EMIF and the Fund Partners, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the European University Institute.
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