Climate Misinformation: Why Current Interventions May Be Failing
A recent experimental study conducted by LIRNEasia in Sri Lanka explored people’s ability to accurately assess the truthfulness of information — and found that this ability varies significantly depending on the topic. The study focused on three types of information: climate change, economic, and ethno-religious issues.
Launch of the Information Disorder Research in Sri Lanka and a Forum on Building Digital Resilience
On the 1st of July 2025, LIRNEasia in collaboration with the University of Jaffna held an event titled Launch of the information disorder research in Sri Lanka and a forum on building digital resilience. The event centered around the launch of results from a LIRNEasia study assessing the ability of Tamil news readers in Sri Lanka to classify information as true/false, and measuring the effectiveness of popular countermeasures to misinformation, such as fact-checking and media literacy programs.
LIRNEasia CEO at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day Signature Event in Brussels, Belgium
Each year, UNESCO celebrates World Press Freedom Day globally. The main/signature event is held in a different region or country each year.
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