At a crossroads in history or in transition in the post-truth era

  In Europe being at a crossroads in history Marcus Ampe looks at the present state of Europe and how right wing movements all over the world have pushed our world into a dangerous zone, where  lots of people do not take the ancient or traditional norms and values to keep to. We can seeContinue reading “At a crossroads in history or in transition in the post-truth era”

Disinformation and demagogues mean the future of the climate is on the ballot in 2024

Fiona Harvey This year has been called the biggest election year in history. More than four billion people around the world – a majority of the global population – will go to the polls in national and regional elections from the US and Brazil to India and Korea. One big factor in many of thoseContinue reading “Disinformation and demagogues mean the future of the climate is on the ballot in 2024”

Should we really accept unquestioningly the faith of our ancestors

Many people grow up in a family where there is or is not a faith or where there is atheism. A certain faith or disbelief is passed on from one generation to the next. Even if one grows up in a family where God is believed, one encounters moments where one questions certain things. ThenContinue reading “Should we really accept unquestioningly the faith of our ancestors”

Transformation of traditional journalism

In the last few years many more blogs have arisen to bring news of what is happening in the world. Traditional newspapers saw their numbers decrease whilst bloggers and very badly for newsgathering TikTokkers and YouTubers got more attention with ridiculous news facts or non-news but funny videos. Today, there are a lot of peopleContinue reading “Transformation of traditional journalism”

2022 towards its end

It seems like 2022 is only a few months away, but 11 months have already passed. In those months, the world faced some hot moments, with an upcoming Third World War lurking behind the door. Fortunately, most politicians were smart enough to keep away from red buttons and not jump in too quickly on theContinue reading “2022 towards its end”

How willing are people to stand up for their values and beliefs

One can find several people doing violence against the truth. Similarly, there is Richard Martin who claims that fascism and communism are twin brothers.

Mich, In The Talk News a.o. about Italian Election: Giorgia Meloni claims victory

The meagre voter turnout in Italy, clearly shows how the fed up population is not at all interested in the political scene and is willing to adopt a wait-and-see attitude.

The destructive man and our duty as Christians

When it comes to dealing with the inconvenient truth of our climate crisis and the threat to life as we know it on Planet Earth today, it is up to Christians to break the silence.

Stability of our society threatened by disinformation via deep fakes endangering democracy

Despite numerous positive use cases of AI-generated synthetic media, deep-fakes might also pose significant dangers to democracy and become the new standard of masterful manipulation. 

Deciphering Russia’s misinformation: How do we sort fact from fiction?

11/05/22 | 6.30pm BST | Online | Free Dear reader,   This is your last chance to secure a place at The Independent next virtual event – Deciphering Russia’s misinformation: How do we sort fact from fiction? Book your free ticket today to join them on Wednesday, 11 May. Discrediting real news as fake and spreadingContinue reading “Deciphering Russia’s misinformation: How do we sort fact from fiction?”

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