{"id":41219,"date":"2025-07-01T16:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/?post_type=event&#038;p=41219"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:33:51","slug":"understanding-anf-responding-to-health-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/event\/understanding-anf-responding-to-health-disinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding and responding to Health Disinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This session explored the real-world impact of medical misinformation and how media literacy can help citizens, especially vulnerable groups, navigate health narratives more critically. It featured successful examples of collaboration between public health and media literacy actors, and other case studies. The session offered practical tools for educators, librarians, NGOs, and civil society to counter pseudoscience, conspiracy narratives and support informed health communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Target group<\/strong>: Public health communicators, media literacy educators, civil society actors, media professionals, researchers, policy makers, fact-checkers, communication experts, legislators, broadcasters, public authorities, and private sector stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"false\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>Wim Vanobberghen, <\/strong>project lead VRT at BENEDMO, Belgium<strong> <\/strong>&amp; <strong>Luc Van Bakel, <\/strong>Editor-in-Chief in investigative journalism, VRT, Belgium<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\">\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2025\/07\/WimVanobberghen_VRT_BENEDMO.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of WimVanobberghen_VRT_BENEDMO.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2e2c70bc-d46d-4506-8669-bc001839c3a5\" href=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2025\/07\/WimVanobberghen_VRT_BENEDMO.pdf\">WimVanobberghen_VRT_BENEDMO<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2025\/07\/WimVanobberghen_VRT_BENEDMO.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2e2c70bc-d46d-4506-8669-bc001839c3a5\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>Gabrielle Trottmann<\/strong>, Attach\u00e9e de presse et charg\u00e9e des contenus pour lutter contre la d\u00e9sinformation en sant\u00e9, INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), France<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\">\n\n<p>You can find the presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG5IJE39Sc\/1m-IHnkbKJaKGNVtANEQdw\/view?utm_content=DAG5IJE39Sc&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_source=viewer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>Kristine Stifjell, <\/strong>Researcher \/ Doctoral Research Fellow, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway <\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\">\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2025\/07\/KristineStifjell_ArcticUniversityNorway.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of KristineStifjell_ArcticUniversity,Norway.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d6a7f837-a4b2-4438-b21f-6a41ef6dc83b\" href=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2025\/07\/KristineStifjell_ArcticUniversityNorway.pdf\">KristineStifjell_ArcticUniversity,Norway<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2025\/07\/KristineStifjell_ArcticUniversityNorway.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d6a7f837-a4b2-4438-b21f-6a41ef6dc83b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-3-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>Dr. Rut G\u00f3mez Sobrino<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-3-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\">\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2025\/07\/RutSobrino_COMSALUD.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of RutSobrino_COMSALUD.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-72c2cad2-7187-443b-be29-499030a90150\" href=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2025\/07\/RutSobrino_COMSALUD.pdf\">RutSobrino_COMSALUD<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2025\/07\/RutSobrino_COMSALUD.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-72c2cad2-7187-443b-be29-499030a90150\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-5-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\" style=\"color: #000000; \">External Links \ud83d\udd17<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-5-0b3fa548-9ce9-4584-bb28-e60a4f59d4c3\">\n\n<p>Initiative VRT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrtinternational.com\/innovation\/projects\/BENEDMO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vrtinternational.com\/innovation\/projects\/BENEDMO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article on the VRT Initiative: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrtinternational.com\/news\/fighting-medical-disinformation-where-it-spreads-a-cross-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vrtinternational.com\/news\/fighting-medical-disinformation-where-it-spreads-a-cross-border<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO): <a href=\"https:\/\/edmo.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/edmo.eu\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BENEDMO: <a href=\"https:\/\/benedmo.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/benedmo.eu\/<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/benedmo.eu\/2025\/04\/10\/benedmo-strijdt-tegen-medische-desinformatie-bij-jongeren-in-vlaanderen-en-nederland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/benedmo.eu\/2025\/04\/10\/benedmo-strijdt-tegen-medische-desinformatie-bij-jongeren-in-vlaanderen-en-nederland\/<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/benedmo.eu\/2025\/05\/30\/medische-desinformatie-hoe-weerbaar-zijn-we\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/benedmo.eu\/2025\/05\/30\/medische-desinformatie-hoe-weerbaar-zijn-we\/<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicmediaalliance.org\/fighting-medical-disinformation-where-it-spreads-a-cross-border-collaboration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.publicmediaalliance.org\/fighting-medical-disinformation-where-it-spreads-a-cross-border-collaboration\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inserm.fr\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.inserm.fr\/en\/home\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COMSALUD Project website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disinformation.es\/health-comunication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.disinformation.es\/health-comunication<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-gridlove-highlight-acc-background-color has-background\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:#b5e1ff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-gridlove-cat-129-color\"><em>Be sure to follow us for future events!<\/em><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If your institution is not yet a member, you can learn more about joining&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/become-a-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":41221,"template":"","categories":[276,272],"class_list":["post-41219","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifelong-learning","category-media-literacy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/41219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/41219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45176,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/41219\/revisions\/45176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}