CSPC 2022

Agents of Disinformation: How External Forces Have Corroded Public Trust Towards Science and Affected Science-Based Policy, and a Possible Solution for the Future.
Agents de désinformation : comment des forces extérieures ont corrodé la confiance du public envers la science et affecté les politiques scientifiques, et une solution possible pour l’avenir

Organized by: Genome Prairie

Why is there so much mistrust today in science and in science experts? Why has knowledge primarily taken a backseat to hyperbole and disinformation within public debate and policy development? This presentation will examine how a template of disinformation was meticulously constructed more than 75 years ago and how that template has been repeatedly used to sew doubt about critical issues facing humanity, including climate change and resistance to research-generated solutions in the public interest, like vaccination. The presentation will examine the challenge of disinformation and a possible solution developed by a group of Arkansas scientists in the United States.