Disinformation and fake news - JKB156
Anglický název: Disinformation and fake news
Český název: Dezinformace a fake news
Zajišťuje: Katedra marketingové komunikace a public relations (23-KMKPR)
Fakulta: Fakulta sociálních věd
Platnost: od 2024
Semestr: letní
E-Kredity: 4
Způsob provedení zkoušky: letní s.:
Rozsah, examinace: letní s.:1/1, KZ [HT]
Počet míst: 25 / 25 (25)
Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
4EU+: ne
Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
Stav předmětu: vyučován
Jazyk výuky: angličtina
Způsob výuky: prezenční
Další informace: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=17246
Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán
povolen pro zápis po webu
Garant: Mgr. Markéta Klásková
Vyučující: Mgr. Markéta Klásková
Třída: Courses for incoming students
Termíny zkoušek   Rozvrh LS   Nástěnka   
Anotace - angličtina
This course explores the challenge of disinformation in the digital age. A foundation in the sociology of knowledge and post-truth theories offers a framework for understanding its dynamics. Students examine psychological and sociological factors - such as cognitive biases and declining media trust - that increase individuals’ vulnerability to disinformation. Special attention is given to its strategic use by state actors like Russia and China and emerging threats like deepfakes and AI-generated content. By the end, students will be prepared to identify, analyse, and counter disinformation while fostering responsible communication.
Poslední úprava: Klásková Markéta, Mgr. (27.01.2025)
Cíl předmětu - angličtina

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

Upon completing the course, students will:

  • Understand how fake news spreads and is amplified across various channels.
  • Be familiar with deepfakes and AI-generated disinformation.
  • Recognise psychological and sociological factors that heighten susceptibility to fake news.
  • Understand current regulations and strategies to combat disinformation.
  • Be aware of major contemporary disinformation narratives.

Skills and Abilities

After completing the course, students should be able to:

  • Distinguish fake news and disinformation from credible news and reliable sources.
  • Access and critically evaluate trustworthy fact-checking resources.
  • Develop communication strategies to counter disinformation within corporate, political, and civil society contexts.
  • Design and implement a research project focused on fake news and disinformation.

Poslední úprava: Klásková Markéta, Mgr. (20.01.2025)
Podmínky zakončení předmětu - angličtina

Assessment and evaluation

  • Mid-Semester Online Test, 20 points (via Moodle): key concepts related to disinformation
  • Group Project, 30 points (6x5) (6 group tasks throughout the semester): mapping disinformation narratives across various areas (e.g., politics, ideology – as chosen at the beginning of the semester)
  • Final Assignment, 50 points (5 pages) – students choose between two options:
    1. Communication Strategy: Choose an organization (company, NGO, government office etc.) and develop a communication plan on countering disinformation in a specific area (e.g., public health, elections).
    2. Research Project: Include a short literature review on the specific topic (minimum of 5 references), clear definitions of key concepts, and main research questions, and choose an appropriate methodology.

Grading: A 100-91, B 90-81, C 80-71, D 70-61, E 60-51, F 50 and less

How to cite: https://citace.fsv.cuni.cz/CITFSVEN-8.html

Poslední úprava: Klásková Markéta, Mgr. (06.02.2025)
Literatura - angličtina

VAN DER LINDEN, Sander. 2023. Foolproof: Why misinformation infects our minds and how to build immunity. WW Norton & Company. 

SCHICK, Nina. 2020. Deepfakes: The coming infocalypse. Hachette UK.

MCINTYRE, Lee. 2018. Post-Truth. Cambridge: MIT Press.

MCINTYRE, Lee. 2023. On disinformation: How to fight for truth and protect democracy. MIT Press.

 

All study materials and further instructions for the course are available on Moodle 1: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=17246.

Poslední úprava: Klásková Markéta, Mgr. (27.01.2025)
Metody výuky - angličtina

lectures and seminar workshops

Poslední úprava: Klásková Markéta, Mgr. (20.01.2025)
Sylabus - angličtina

Outline

1.     Introduction
2.     The Post-Truth Society
3.     AI Deep Fakes Infocalypse
4.     How Disinformation Spreads
5.     Why People Believe Disinformation
6.     Reading Week (24. 3.) - Online Test, no lecture
7.     How to Combat Disinformation
8.     The Role of Media Professionals 
9.     Russia's Hybrid Influence with Veronika Víchová (14.4.2025)
10.   Easter Monday - State Holiday (21. 4.) - no lecture
11.   China's Hybrid Influence with Zuzana Košková (28. 4.)
12.   Group Presentations I  (political disinformation)
13.   Group Presentations II  (other types of disinformation)

Poslední úprava: Klásková Markéta, Mgr. (06.02.2025)