Disinformation thrives on stereotypes, scapegoating and soundbites. Learn how to use deep canvassing to counter disinformation.
Collection: Countering Disinformation
Countering Disinformation
In this 24 hour social media dominated world ideas and stories spread fast! Right wing forces peddling falsehoods can cause significant harm: targeting communities, hijacking public debate and skewing political processes. It’s crucial that progressives prepare to counter disinformation and misinformation.
Countering Disinformation is a Commons Library project funded by Humanists Victoria and the LUSH Charity Pot program.
How Civil Society can Counter Disinformation
A collection of useful guides and toolkits for civil society organisations on how to counter disinformation collated by the Commons Librarians.
A Guide to Prebunking: A Promising Way to Inoculate Against Misinformation
Understand how prebunking works with this guide from Firstdraft and use their tips to inoculate yourself against misinformation.
Disinformation Risk Management
Develop a strategy for identifying & responding to disinformation that could affect your organization’s operations and safety of your staff.
Statement Guide to Counter the Far-Right
This guide aims to support progressive community groups and organisations to make a statement to their supporters to counter the influence of the far-right.
Erica Chenoweth on 5 Paths Social Movements Can Take in a Disinformation Era
Erica Chenoweth, a US political scientist, shares five paths social movements can take in a disinformation era.
Disarming Disinformation: Combatting the Threat to Freedom
How can we combat disinformation? Watch this video of a forum from Australia featuring 3 case studies of disinformation.
The Anti-Trans Disinformation Handbook
The Anti-Trans Disinformation Handbook is for the media, civil society, and Governments for combating anti-trans disinformation.
Disinformation vs Misinformation: Definitions & Types
The Commons Librarians have collated definitions, types of misinformation and disinformation, and common tactics used to spread them.
Skill Up: Learn to Identify Disinformation with Games and Courses
Skill up and learn to identify disinformation and misinformation with games and courses collated by the Commons library.
Deep Canvassing to Counter Disinformation
Disinformation thrives on stereotypes, scapegoating and soundbites. Learn how to use deep canvassing to counter disinformation.
How Civil Society can Counter Disinformation
A collection of useful guides and toolkits for civil society organisations on how to counter disinformation collated by the Commons Librarians.
A Guide to Prebunking: A Promising Way to Inoculate Against Misinformation
Understand how prebunking works with this guide from Firstdraft and use their tips to inoculate yourself against misinformation.
Disinformation Risk Management
Develop a strategy for identifying & responding to disinformation that could affect your organization’s operations and safety of your staff.
Statement Guide to Counter the Far-Right
This guide aims to support progressive community groups and organisations to make a statement to their supporters to counter the influence of the far-right.
Erica Chenoweth on 5 Paths Social Movements Can Take in a Disinformation Era
Erica Chenoweth, a US political scientist, shares five paths social movements can take in a disinformation era.
Disarming Disinformation: Combatting the Threat to Freedom
How can we combat disinformation? Watch this video of a forum from Australia featuring 3 case studies of disinformation.
The Anti-Trans Disinformation Handbook
The Anti-Trans Disinformation Handbook is for the media, civil society, and Governments for combating anti-trans disinformation.
Disinformation vs Misinformation: Definitions & Types
The Commons Librarians have collated definitions, types of misinformation and disinformation, and common tactics used to spread them.
Skill Up: Learn to Identify Disinformation with Games and Courses
Skill up and learn to identify disinformation and misinformation with games and courses collated by the Commons library.