Exhibitions

Ecuador, Quito

100 carteles para luchar contra las Noticias Falsas
Avenue 6 de Diciembre N26-05 y Colon
Quito, Ecuador
From Wednesday 15th of September 2021
to Saturday 30th of October 2021
Open from 10:00:00 to 20:00:08

Estamos muy contentos de presentar nuestros 100 mejores carteles recibidos durante nuestro concurso de noticias falsas. Se han recibido 6078 carteles que representan a 112 países. 300 de ellos han sido preseleccionados por nuestro equipo de jurados en línea, compuesto por 50 mujeres y 50 hombres. Un gran agradecimiento a todos ellos. Gracias también a nuestro jurado en vivo, que ha realizado esta increíble selección. Esperamos que disfrute de la exposición.

FAKE NEWS!

Fake news might feel like a recent development that has only come to prominence since the election of one politician who shall not be named, but the practice of spreading rumours and misinformation is as old as the printed word.

People have always twisted the truth, or simply told lies, to get what they want (or change the world). But now we have the ability to share information faster and wider than ever before. It used to be only a few media outlets or government sources that could shape public thought, but now everyone can.

And unlike the media or government, none of us are held accountable for what we post. As there are few laws or fines that can be thrown at us for posting lies, there is no incentive to act responsibly in the public sphere. Get likes (or votes) first, worry about potential consequences later. If the self-styled leader of the free world can’t be held to account for regularly tweeting and spreading blatant untruths, then what stops everybody else from doing the same?

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