By conducting an experiment where a video in which untruths are stated and then exposed with arguments, the research showed that encouraging critical thinking can influence the attitudes of people who believe in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, but not when said belief is extreme.
In-depth interviews and conversations with journalists and other representatives of the journalism profession revealed the extent of the worryingly poor state of journalism in Croatia, as well as the dangers that crisis conditions have for the safety and work of journalists.
Gong held a training course "Journalism against disinformation" for 20 journalists and students of journalism.
Professors Mirjana Tonković, Andrea Vranić and Nebojša Blanuša researched what groups of citizens are most susceptible to COVID-19 conspiracy theories, pointing out their religious understanding of the world and lower levels of scientific, media and political literacy.
What are the characteristics of conspiracy theorists, what conspiracies do they believe in and how does this belief affect their behavior - find out in the video prepared with our Pro-fact researchers!
A workshop made for journalists and journalism students!
