Timothy Caulfield Fights The Battle Against Bunk

Skeptical Inquirer Presents live online event, Timothy Caulfield, author of Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong about Everything? and host of the acclaimed Netflix documentary series A User’s Guide to Cheating Death, will make the case that even in this age of alternative facts, resistance is not futile.The spread of conspiracy theories and harmful misinformation is a defining characteristic of the COVID-19 pandemic. But it often feels like trying to talk someone out of false beliefs only makes things worse. What’s to be done?

Rampant misinformation about COVID-19 has led to deaths, financial loss, increased stigma, health policy challenges, and added to the chaotic information environment. That’s why we must counter this “infodemic” with evidence-based communication strategies. Despite concerns about the “backfire effect,” debunking does work, if done well!

In this presentation, Caulfield will look at what the science says about fighting misinformation and how we can all get involved in the battle against bunk.

Timothy Caulfield is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, as well as a newly-elected Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

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