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

歐加尤柯夫: 對抗俄國假新聞帝國之戰的內幕

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當事實是假的,決策就會是錯的,編輯以及 TED 成員歐加尤柯夫如是說。為了阻止散播假新聞,她和一群新聞記者建立了 StopFake.org,該網站揭露出有偏見或不正確的報導,來重建我們對記者、領導人、制度失去的信任。來進一步了解這場對抗錯誤資訊之戰,以及能夠確保我們不會去讀(或分享)假新聞的兩種重要方法。
- 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烏克蘭 army軍隊 entered進入
SlovianskSloviansk city in eastern Ukraine烏克蘭.
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烏克蘭軍隊進入了
東烏克蘭的斯拉維揚斯克。
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They gathered雲集 all the locals當地人
in Lenin列寧 Square廣場.
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他們把所有當地人
集合到列寧廣場上。
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Then, they organized有組織的
the public上市 crucifixion受難
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接著,他們安排
將一名親俄激進分子的
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of the son兒子 of a pro-Russia親俄 militant激進.
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兒子公開釘上十字架。
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He was only three years年份 old.
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他才三歲。
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Refugee難民 Galina加林娜 PyshnyakPyshnyak told this story故事
to Russia's俄羅斯 First TV電視 channel渠道.
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難民葛琳娜皮希納克在俄國的
First TV 頻道說出了這個故事。
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In fact事實, this incident事件 never happened發生.
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事實上,這個事件從來沒有發生過。
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I visited參觀 SlovianskSloviansk.
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我造訪了斯拉維揚斯克。
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There is no Lenin列寧 Square廣場.
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那裡沒有列寧廣場。
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In reality現實, Galina's加林娜的 husband丈夫 was an active活性
pro-Russia親俄 militant激進 in DonbassDonbass.
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現實中,葛琳娜的先生是
在頓巴斯的活躍親俄激進分子。
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This is just one of many許多 examples例子.
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這只是一個例子,還有很多其他的。
01:01
Ukraine烏克蘭 has been suffering痛苦
from Russian俄語 propaganda宣傳 and fake news新聞
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烏克蘭受到俄國的宣傳
及假新聞所苦,
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for four years年份 now,
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至今已有四年之久,
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but Russia俄國 is not
the only player播放機 in this space空間.
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但俄國並不是唯一的這類玩家。
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Fake news新聞 is happening事件
all around the world世界.
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假新聞在全世界都有發生。
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We all know about fake news新聞.
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我們都知道假新聞。
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We see it and read it all the time.
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我們常常都在看它們、讀它們。
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But the thing about fake news新聞
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但關於假新聞,重點在於,
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is that we don't always know
what is fake and what is real真實,
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我們無法每次都知道
什麼是假的,什麼是真的,
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but we base基礎 our decisions決定 on facts事實
we get from the press and social社會 media媒體.
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但我們卻根據平面媒體和社交媒體
所得到的事實來做我們的決策。
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When facts事實 are false,
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若事實是假的,
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decisions決定 are wrong錯誤.
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決策就會是錯的。
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A lot of people
stop believing相信 anyone任何人 at all
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許多人完全不再相信任何人了,
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and this is even more dangerous危險.
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這狀況可能更危險。
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They easily容易 become成為 prey獵物
to populists民粹派 in elections選舉,
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在選舉中,他們很容易
就變成民粹派的獵物,
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or even take up arms武器.
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甚至會拿起武器。
01:51
Fake news新聞 is not only bad for journalism新聞學.
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假新聞不只對新聞業不好。
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It's a threat威脅 for democracy民主 and society社會.
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假新聞也是對民主和社會的威脅。
01:58
Four years年份 ago, unmarked無人盯防 soldiers士兵
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四年前,沒人注意到的士兵
02:02
entered進入 the Crimean克里米亞 Peninsula半島,
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進入了克里米亞半島,
02:05
and at the same相同 time,
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同時,
02:06
Russian俄語 media媒體 was going crazy
with fake news新聞 about Ukraine烏克蘭.
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俄國媒體把焦點通通
放在烏克蘭的假新聞上。
02:12
So a group of journalists記者, including包含 me,
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所以,有一群記者,包括我在內,
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started開始 a website網站
to investigate調查 this fake news新聞.
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我們建立了一個網站來調查假新聞。
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We called it StopFakeStopFake.
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取名為 StopFake(停止作假)。
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The idea理念 was simple簡單:
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想法很簡單:
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take a piece of news新聞,
check it with verifiable可驗證 proof證明
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選一則新聞,用可以
驗證的證據來查核它,
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like photos相片, videos視頻
and other strong強大 evidence證據.
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比如照片、影片,及其他強力證據。
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If it turns out to be fake,
we put it on our website網站.
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如果結果發現它是假的,
就把它放上我們的網站。
02:36
Now, StopFakeStopFake is an informational信息 hub樞紐
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現在,StopFake 是
一個提供消息的中心,
02:40
which哪一個 analyzes分析 propaganda宣傳
in all its phases.
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它會分析宣傳活動,
每個階段都不漏掉。
02:44
We have 11 language語言 versions版本,
we have millions百萬 of views意見,
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我們有 11 種語言的版本,
點閱人次已經有數百萬。
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We have taught more than 10,000 people
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我們教導了超過一萬人
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how to distinguish區分 true真正 from false.
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如何區別真假。
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And we teach fact事實 checkers跳棋
all around the world世界.
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我們也教導世界各地的事實查核者。
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StopFakeStopFake has uncovered裸露
more than 1,000 fakes假貨 about Ukraine烏克蘭.
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StopFake 已經發現了
超過一千則關於烏克蘭的假新聞。
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We've我們已經 identified確定 18 narratives敘事
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我們也確認有 18 則故事,
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created創建 using運用 this fake news新聞,
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是用這些假新聞所創造出來的,
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such這樣 as Ukraine烏克蘭 is a fascist法西斯 state,
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比如烏克蘭是法西斯國家、
03:17
a failed失敗 state,
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失敗的國家、
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a state run by a junta軍政府 who came來了 to power功率
as a result結果 of a coup政變 d'd“état.
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由一個軍人集團主導的國家,
這個集團能取得權力是因為政變。
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We proved證實 that it's not bad journalism新聞學;
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我們證明了那些新聞
並不是沒做好的新聞;
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it's a deliberate商榷 act法案 of misinformation誤傳.
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而是蓄意提供錯誤資訊的行為。
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Fake news新聞 is a powerful強大 weapon武器
in information信息 warfare,
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在資訊戰當中,
假新聞是很強大的武器,
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but there is something we can do about it.
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但對此,我們還是有可以盡的心力。
03:37
We all have smartphones智能手機.
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我們都有智慧手機。
03:39
When we see something interesting有趣,
it's often經常 automatic自動.
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當我們看見覺得有趣的東西時,
通常都是完全自動的,
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We just click點擊 and pass通過 it along沿.
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我們會點選它,然後傳出去。
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But how can you
not be a part部分 of fake news新聞?
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但,你要如何不成為
假新聞的一部分?
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First, if it's too dramatic戲劇性,
too emotional情緒化, too clickbaitclickbait,
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第一,如果新聞太戲劇性、
太情緒化、太像是要誘使人點選,
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then it's very likely容易 that it isn't true真正.
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那就很可能不是真的。
04:00
The truth真相 is boring無聊 sometimes有時.
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有時,真相是很無聊的。
04:02
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
04:04
Manipulations操作 are always sexy性感的.
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操弄總是很性感的。
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They are designed設計 to captivate著迷 you.
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操弄就是設計來蠱惑你的。
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Do your research研究.
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你自己要做研究。
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This is the second第二 point, very simple簡單.
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這是第二點,非常簡單。
04:14
Look at other sites網站.
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看其他網站。
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Check檢查 out alternative替代 news新聞 sources來源.
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查核其他的新聞來源。
04:19
Google谷歌 names, addresses地址,
license執照 plates, experts專家 and offers報價.
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用 Google 搜尋姓名、地址、
牌照、專家,以及提議。
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Don't just believe, check.
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別直接相信,要查核。
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It's the only way
to stop this culture文化 of fake news新聞.
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那是能阻止這種
假新聞文化的唯一方式。
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This information信息 warfare
is not only about fake news新聞.
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這場資訊戰並不只和假新聞有關係。
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Our society社會 depends依靠 on trust相信:
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我們的社會要依賴信任:
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trust相信 in our institutions機構,
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信任我們的制度、
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in science科學,
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信任科學、
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trust相信 in our leaders領導者,
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信任我們的領導人、
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trust相信 in our news新聞 outlets網點.
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信任我們的新聞通路。
04:47
And it's on us to find a way
to rebuild重建 trust相信,
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要靠我們來找到方式,重建信任,
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because fake news新聞 destroys破陣 it.
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因為假新聞會摧毀信任。
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So ask yourself你自己,
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所以,問問你自己,
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what have you lost丟失 your faith信仰 in?
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你在什麼事情上失去了你的信念?
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Where has trust相信 been ruined毀了 for you?
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你的信任在哪裡被摧毀了?
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And what are you going to do about it?
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對此,你打算怎麼辦?
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
05:09
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Lilian Chiu
Reviewed by Yanyan Hong

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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