What are hoaxes and how do they spread? What tools are used to create them? How can we detect and fight them? Fake News. The Factory of Lies is an exhibition that aims to review the phenomenon of false news throughout the centuries and reflect on the impact it has on our society today.
The exhibition begins with an introduction to the world of disinformation and the way our brains are predisposed to accept it easily. Through a journey from Antiquity to the present day, the exhibition explores major lies from different periods and examines how the media have contributed to their spread and viralization, with the internet, social networks, and the recent rise of artificial intelligence playing a decisive role. The exhibition concludes with a decalogue that offers visitors guidance and practical advice in the fight against disinformation.
The Maldita.es Foundation has collaborated by contributing its knowledge of the problem and its experience in the design of several parts of the exhibition dealing with contemporary hoaxes and falsehoods.
The exhibition opening on June 14 is open to the public
Maldita.es CEO Clara Jiménez Cruz will take part in the presentation on Wednesday, June 14, at Espacio Fundación Telefónica at 7:00 p.m., in a conversation with Mario Tascón, CEO of Prodigioso Volcán and curator of the exhibition, and Adelaida Caro Martín, member of the Senior Corps of Librarians at the National Library of Spain, moderated by María Brancós, Head of Exhibitions and Collections at Fundación Telefónica.
Fake News. The Factory of Lies is an exhibition that explains the phenomenon of disinformation throughout history and how it affects our society. It has been developed with the collaboration of the National Library of Spain, CEU San Pablo University, and Maldita.es. It will be open to the public on the third floor of Espacio Fundación Telefónica from June 15 until November 19, 2023.