#  Six Reasons Fake News is the End of the World as we Know It 

 



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 **May 2, 2017** 

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 **Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138**  



 

 



 

Six reasons Fake News is the end of the world as we know it  
Date: May 2, 2017  
Time: 9:00AM - 5:00PM  
Location: The Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138

During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, fake news became a global issue, spanning popular media, academia, and industry. On May 2nd 2017, Harvard University will host an exploratory discussion on how computer science can address the problem of fake news. Discussion will include both technical and policy-facing perspectives from guests in academia and journalism. Please join us as we navigate fake news in the era of communication and technology in the Barker Center Thompson Room, from 9AM-5PM on Tuesday May 2nd.

Schedule

6 Reasons Fake News is the End of the World as we Know it

9:00-10:00

- Breakfast, Welcome

10:00-12:00 - Talks

- P. Takis Metaxas, Wellesley College & CRCS
- David Lazer, Northeastern University
- Giorgos Zervas, Boston University

12:00-1:30 - Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 - Talks

- Fil Menczer, Indiana University
- Merce Crosas, Harvard University
- Wendy Seltzer, World Wide Web Consortium
- Oren Tsur, Harvard University & Northeastern University

3:45-5:00 Round-table discussions & Take Aways with Nicole Immorlica, Microsoft.



 

 



 

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