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Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information about Biological Threats through Scientific Collaboration and Communication in Southeast Asia

Completed

Regional focus

Eastern Europe

South and Southeast Asia

Topics

Inaccurate and misleading information during infectious disease outbreaks have become commonplace, presenting challenges to effective outbreak control, seeding distrust among affected populations in foreign response activities, and eliciting questions among security experts about the true origins of outbreaks. Some false claims may be disproven through sound scientific analysis, suggesting a role for scientists to provide evidence-based, scientifically defensible information to refute such claims. The National Academies are evaluating how to enable long-term engagement of scientists internationally to identify and address claims about biological threats that emerge from or are perpetuated by inaccurate and misleading information.

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Events

Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information about Biological Threats through Scientific Collaboration and Communication: Fifth Public Meeting

  • September 27 - 27, 2021
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

Topic: Open Science and Information Sharing in Times of Crisis and Stability The intentional or unintentional spread of inaccurate and misleading information during infectious disease outbreaks has be...

Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information about Biological Threats through Scientific Collaboration and Communication: Fourth Public Meeting

  • September 8 - 8, 2021
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

Topic: Building a Scientific Evidence Base for Combating Misleading Information on Biological Threats The intentional or unintentional spread of inaccurate and misleading information during infectious...
Meetings

Addressing Disinformation about Biological Threats Through Scientific Collaboration and Communication Workshop Day 3

  • April 8, 2022
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Past

The goals of this meeting are: Discuss current approaches and initiatives for countering mis-and-disinformation, especially claims associated with inaccurate, misleading, or hyped scientific informat...

Addressing Disinformation about Biological Threats Through Scientific Collaboration and Communication Workshop Day 2

  • April 7, 2022
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Past

The goals of this meeting are: Discuss current approaches and initiatives for countering mis-and-disinformation, especially claims associated with inaccurate, misleading, or hyped scientific informat...

Addressing Disinformation about Biological Threats Through Scientific Collaboration and Communication Workshop Day 1

  • April 6, 2022
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Past

The goals of this meeting are: Discuss current approaches and initiatives for countering mis-and-disinformation, especially claims associated with inaccurate, misleading, or hyped scientific informat...

Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information about Biological Threats through Scientific Collaboration and Communication: Committee Meeting 7

  • February 1 - March 1, 2022
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

In this seventh meeting of the committee on Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information about Biological Threats through Scientific Collaboration and Communication, the committee will meet in clo...

Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information about Biological Threats through Scientific Collaboration and Communication: Committee Meeting 6

  • November 15 - 15, 2021
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Past

In this sixth meeting of the committee on Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information about Biological Threats through Scientific Collaboration and Communication, the committee will meet in close...
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