The UNESCO Chair on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice has collaborated with The Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies on strategies to address misinformation that perpetuates racism.
- Read the Full Report
- Read the Policy Brief
- Visit the Project Page including a video and social media carousels
About the Project
Online racism and online misinformation have clear connections. However, research in these two related areas have tended to remain separate. The current project begins to bridge this gap. It tested a new intervention approach to countering online misinformation that perpetuates racism. The study drew on online misinformation studies and critical literacy perspectives. It generates new understandings of the effectiveness of existing interventions for addressing racist misinformation.
Ultimately, the project findings indicate that in some cases, misinformation training may be more effective when it is contextualised within specific misinformation topics and narratives — including racist narratives. Significantly, this suggests that there may be important limitations to consider regarding ‘broad spectrum’ or generalisable approaches to ‘inoculation’ against misinformation.
