Olga Yurkova: Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire
Olga Yurkova: Kovoje prieš Rusijos netikrų naujienų imperiją
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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Sloviansk city in eastern Ukraine.
į Sloviansko miestą rytų Ukrainoje.
in Lenin Square.
į Lenino aikštę.
the public crucifixion
prorusiško kovotojo sūnaus
to Russia's First TV channel.
papasakojo Pirmajam Rusijos kanalui.
pro-Russia militant in Donbass.
prorusiškų pajėgų dalyvis Donbase.
from Russian propaganda and fake news
ir netikrų naujienų kenčia
the only player in this space.
nėra vienintelė žaidėja.
all around the world.
visame pasaulyje.
what is fake and what is real,
kas netikra, o kas tikra,
we get from the press and social media.
iš žiniasklaidos ir socialinių medijų.
stop believing anyone at all
to populists in elections,
per rinkimus,
žurnalistikai.
kariai be atpažinimo ženklų
with fake news about Ukraine.
skleidė netikras naujienas apie Ukrainą.
to investigate this fake news.
tyrimui.
[Sustabdyti netikras naujienas].
check it with verifiable proof
patikrinti su šaltiniais –
and other strong evidence.
kitais tvirtais įrodymais.
we put it on our website.
mes įdedame ją į savo puslapį.
in all its phases.
visose jos stadijose.
we have millions of views,
milijonus peržiūrų,
all around the world.
tikrintojus.
more than 1,000 fakes about Ukraine.
netikrų naujienų apie Ukrainą.
as a result of a coup d'état.
valdžią perėmusios perversmu.
tiesiog prasta žurnalistika;
in information warfare,
informaciniame kare,
it's often automatic.
tai dažnai įvyksta savaime.
not be a part of fake news?
dalimi?
too emotional, too clickbait,
emocionalu ar sukurta sukelti dėmesį,
license plates, experts and offers.
mašinų numerių, ekspertų ir autorių.
to stop this culture of fake news.
šią netikrų naujienų kultūrą.
is not only about fake news.
ne vien netikros naujienos.
to rebuild trust,
sugrąžinti pasitikėjimą,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Olga Yurkova - Journalist, editorTED 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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