Can fact-checkers accurately forecast false claims that may cause harm, and defend wider freedom of speech?

{ "name":"Can fact-checkers accurately forecast false claims that may cause harm, and defend wider freedom of speech?", "description":"https://www.festivaldelgiornalismo.com/programme/2025/can-fact-checkers-accurately-forecast-false-claims-that-may-cause-harm-and-defend-wider-freedom-of-speech The EU requires online platforms to counter 'harmful misinformation' but no system is agreed to decide what is and is not 'harmful'. In 2024, three fact-checking organisations ran a trial of a new model, proposed by Africa Check founder Peter Cunliffe-Jones, to identify claims which do and do not have a substantive potential for 'substantive consequences'. We discuss the implications for fact-checking and defence of wider freedom of speech. Moderated by Lucas Graves. ", "startDate":"2025-04-12", "endDate":"2025-04-12", "startTime":"09:30", "endTime":"10:20", "location":"Sala delle Colonne, Palazzo Graziani - Perugia", "label":"Aggiungi al Calendario", "options":[ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone":"Europe/Rome", "timeZoneOffset":"+02:00", "iCalFileName":"IJF-Event-Can-fact-checkers-accurately-forecast-false-claims-that-may-cause-harm,-and-defend-wider-freedom-of-speech?" }