ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Olga Yurkova - Journalist, editor
TED Fellow Olga Yurkova is a journalist and cofounder of StopFake.org, an independent Ukrainian organization that trains an international cohort of fact-checkers in an effort to curb propaganda and misinformation in the media.

Why you should listen

Olga Yurkova edits the Context and Opinions sections of StopFake.org. She teaches different audiences how propaganda works and how to identify fake news, consulting a range of organizations and public structures and collaborating with mainstream media as a journalist.

Yurkova explores propaganda methods and finds out new ways to overcome these new challenges. In June 2017, she and her colleagues Maarten Schenk and Jordy Nijenhuis launched a project called Forbidden Facts, which explains how fake news spreads online through clickbait headlines on Facebook that reach out to skeptical audiences.

Yurkova has 15 years of experience in journalism. She headed the local multimedia newsroom in Ternopil city for six years, becoming the market leader during that time. She then ran the Donbas and Crimea department at the national multimedia newsroom Nova Informacia for three years. She has been working as a new media trainer since 2012. 

For fighting propaganda, Yurkova was included into the list of New Europe 100 and was named a TED Fellow in 2018.

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Olga Yurkova | Speaker | TED.com
TED2018

Olga Yurkova: Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire

Olga Yurkova: 打击俄罗斯假新闻帝国的真相

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当事实是假的,决策就是错的,身为编辑和 TED 成员的 Olga Yurkova 说了这样的一句话。为了停止假新闻的传播,她和一组记者发起了 StopFake.org 网站。这个网站揭示了充满偏见和不准确的报道,以重建我们对新闻、领导以及机构所失去的信心。在这场演讲中,让我们了解更多关于对误报以及两种确保我们不再阅读和分享假新闻的途径。
- Journalist, editor
TED Fellow Olga Yurkova is a journalist and cofounder of StopFake.org, an independent Ukrainian organization that trains an international cohort of fact-checkers in an effort to curb propaganda and misinformation in the media. Full bio

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2014, July七月 5,
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the Ukrainian乌克兰 army军队 entered进入
SlovianskSloviansk city in eastern Ukraine乌克兰.
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乌克兰的军队进入了东乌克兰的斯拉维扬斯科市。
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They gathered云集 all the locals当地人
in Lenin列宁 Square广场.
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他们在当地的列宁广场聚集了大量群众。
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Then, they organized有组织的
the public上市 crucifixion受难
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随后,他们组织了在公共场合下的十字架绞刑,
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of the son儿子 of a pro-Russia亲俄 militant激进.
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对象是一位支持俄罗斯的激进组织的儿子。
他才只有三岁。
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He was only three years年份 old.
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Refugee难民 Galina加林娜 PyshnyakPyshnyak told this story故事
to Russia's俄罗斯 First TV电视 channel渠道.
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难民 Galina Pyshnyak 把这个故事
告诉给了俄罗斯的第一电视频道。
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In fact事实, this incident事件 never happened发生.
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而事实上这件事从未发生。
我曾经拜访过斯拉维扬斯科市。
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I visited参观 SlovianskSloviansk.
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There is no Lenin列宁 Square广场.
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那里没有列宁广场。
事实上,Galina 的丈夫在 Donbass
是一个活跃的亲俄激进分子。
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In reality现实, Galina's加林娜的 husband丈夫 was an active活性
pro-Russia亲俄 militant激进 in DonbassDonbass.
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This is just one of many许多 examples例子.
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这只是很多例子中的其中一个。
乌克兰已经被俄罗斯宣传和假新闻折磨了
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Ukraine乌克兰 has been suffering痛苦
from Russian俄语 propaganda宣传 and fake news新闻
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for four years年份 now,
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四年。
不过俄罗斯并不是这个方面唯一的玩家。
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but Russia俄国 is not
the only player播放机 in this space空间.
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Fake news新闻 is happening事件
all around the world世界.
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假新闻在全世界都在发生。
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We all know about fake news新闻.
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我们都知道假新闻,
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We see it and read it all the time.
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我们时时刻刻都能看到它和读到它。
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But the thing about fake news新闻
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但是关于假新闻的问题在于
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is that we don't always know
what is fake and what is real真实,
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我们并不总是能知道它们是真的还是假的,
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but we base基础 our decisions决定 on facts事实
we get from the press and social社会 media媒体.
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但是我们通过我们从媒体
以及社交软件获得的事实来做决策。
当事实是假的时候,
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When facts事实 are false,
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决策也就是错误的。
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decisions决定 are wrong错误.
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A lot of people
stop believing相信 anyone任何人 at all
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很多的人不再相信任何人,
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and this is even more dangerous危险.
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而这是更危险的。
他们很容易成为民粹主义者在选举中的猎物,
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They easily容易 become成为 prey猎物
to populists民粹派 in elections选举,
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甚至会拿起武器。
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or even take up arms武器.
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Fake news新闻 is not only bad for journalism新闻学.
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假新闻不止对新闻业不利,
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It's a threat威胁 for democracy民主 and society社会.
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它同时对民主和社会造成威胁。
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Four years年份 ago, unmarked无人盯防 soldiers士兵
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四年以前,没有任何标记的士兵
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entered进入 the Crimean克里米亚 Peninsula半岛,
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进入了克里米亚半岛。
同时,
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and at the same相同 time,
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俄罗斯媒体疯狂地散播关于乌克兰的假新闻。
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Russian俄语 media媒体 was going crazy
with fake news新闻 about Ukraine乌克兰.
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So a group of journalists记者, including包含 me,
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所以一群记者,包括我,
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started开始 a website网站
to investigate调查 this fake news新闻.
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建立了一个网站去调查假新闻。
我们给这个网站起的名字是“停止假新闻”。
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We called it StopFakeStopFake.
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The idea理念 was simple简单:
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我们的想法很简单,
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take a piece of news新闻,
check it with verifiable可验证 proof证明
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取一则新闻,查一下有没有
可以支撑这条新闻的的证据,
像照片,视频和其他明确的证据。
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like photos相片, videos视频
and other strong强大 evidence证据.
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如果结果是假的,
我们就把这条新闻放在我们的网站上。
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If it turns out to be fake,
we put it on our website网站.
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Now, StopFakeStopFake is an informational信息 hub枢纽
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所以,“停止假新闻”是一个信息中心,
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which哪一个 analyzes分析 propaganda宣传
in all its phases.
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它分析所有阶段的宣传。
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We have 11 language语言 versions版本,
we have millions百万 of views意见,
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我们有11个语言版本,几百万的关注者。
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We have taught more than 10,000 people
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我们已经教了一万多人
如何辨别真假。
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how to distinguish区分 true真正 from false.
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我们教的检验真相的人来自世界各地。
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And we teach fact事实 checkers跳棋
all around the world世界.
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StopFakeStopFake has uncovered裸露
more than 1,000 fakes假货 about Ukraine乌克兰.
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“停止假新闻”已经揭露了
超过1000条关于乌克兰的假新闻。
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We've我们已经 identified确定 18 narratives叙事
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我们确定了十八个
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created创建 using运用 this fake news新闻,
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用假新闻制造的主题。
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such这样 as Ukraine乌克兰 is a fascist法西斯 state,
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比如乌克兰是一个法西斯国家,
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a failed失败 state,
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一个失败的国家,
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a state run by a junta军政府 who came来了 to power功率
as a result结果 of a coup政变 d'd”état.
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一个由政变上台的军事政府所统治的国家。
我们证明那些不是粗制滥造的新闻,
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We proved证实 that it's not bad journalism新闻学;
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而是故意制造的错误信息。
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it's a deliberate商榷 act法案 of misinformation误传.
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Fake news新闻 is a powerful强大 weapon武器
in information信息 warfare,
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假新闻在信息战中是一个很有力的武器,
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but there is something we can do about it.
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但是我们对它也不是什么都不能做。
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We all have smartphones智能手机.
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我们都有智能手机,
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When we see something interesting有趣,
it's often经常 automatic自动.
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当我们看到一些有趣的事情时,
一般我们都会自动的
点击并分享给他人。
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We just click点击 and pass通过 it along沿.
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But how can you
not be a part部分 of fake news新闻?
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但是你怎么能不成为假新闻的一部分呢?
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First, if it's too dramatic戏剧性,
too emotional情绪化, too clickbaitclickbait,
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第一,如果这个新闻太戏剧化,
太情感化,看上去像是骗点击的,
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then it's very likely容易 that it isn't true真正.
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那它很有可能就不是真的。
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The truth真相 is boring无聊 sometimes有时.
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真实的东西常常很平淡。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(大笑)
操纵了的东西总是很有吸引力的。
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Manipulations操作 are always sexy性感的.
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They are designed设计 to captivate着迷 you.
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它们就是设计出来迷惑你的。
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Do your research研究.
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你应该做一下研究。
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This is the second第二 point, very simple简单.
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第二点,非常简单,
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Look at other sites网站.
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看一下其它网站,
看看其它可以替代的新闻资源。
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Check检查 out alternative替代 news新闻 sources来源.
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谷歌一下名字,地址,
牌照,专家和提供的内容。
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Google谷歌 names, addresses地址,
license执照 plates, experts专家 and offers报价.
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不要只是相信,要查一下。
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Don't just believe, check.
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It's the only way
to stop this culture文化 of fake news新闻.
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这是唯一停止假新闻文化的办法。
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This information信息 warfare
is not only about fake news新闻.
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这个信息战不只是针对假新闻。
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Our society社会 depends依靠 on trust相信:
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我们的社会建立在相互信任之上;
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trust相信 in our institutions机构,
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信任政府机构,
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in science科学,
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信任科学,
信任我们的领导,
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trust相信 in our leaders领导者,
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信任我们的新闻来源。
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trust相信 in our news新闻 outlets网点.
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And it's on us to find a way
to rebuild重建 trust相信,
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而我们有责任来想办法重新建立信任。
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because fake news新闻 destroys破阵 it.
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假新闻摧毁了这些信任,
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So ask yourself你自己,
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所以我们要问问自己,
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what have you lost丢失 your faith信仰 in?
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你对什么失去了信心?
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Where has trust相信 been ruined毁了 for you?
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你的信心在哪里被摧毁了?
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And what are you going to do about it?
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你又将会为之做什么呢?
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
Translated by Tianai Song
Reviewed by David Shi

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Olga Yurkova - Journalist, editor
TED Fellow Olga Yurkova is a journalist and cofounder of StopFake.org, an independent Ukrainian organization that trains an international cohort of fact-checkers in an effort to curb propaganda and misinformation in the media.

Why you should listen

Olga Yurkova edits the Context and Opinions sections of StopFake.org. She teaches different audiences how propaganda works and how to identify fake news, consulting a range of organizations and public structures and collaborating with mainstream media as a journalist.

Yurkova explores propaganda methods and finds out new ways to overcome these new challenges. In June 2017, she and her colleagues Maarten Schenk and Jordy Nijenhuis launched a project called Forbidden Facts, which explains how fake news spreads online through clickbait headlines on Facebook that reach out to skeptical audiences.

Yurkova has 15 years of experience in journalism. She headed the local multimedia newsroom in Ternopil city for six years, becoming the market leader during that time. She then ran the Donbas and Crimea department at the national multimedia newsroom Nova Informacia for three years. She has been working as a new media trainer since 2012. 

For fighting propaganda, Yurkova was included into the list of New Europe 100 and was named a TED Fellow in 2018.

More profile about the speaker
Olga Yurkova | Speaker | TED.com