VANCOUVER, Wash. – Is it information or propaganda? To help you get practical skills to distinguish between them, Washington State University Vancouver is offering a free workshop titled “Spotting Misinformation and Propaganda on Social Media.” The workshop will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110 on campus. The event is open to the public and no reservations are needed.

Designed to help participants become more discerning consumers of online information, the workshop will include:

• An introduction to the Three-Click Method to slow the spread of misinformation
• Interactive demonstrations of common misinformation tactics
• Hands-on exercises to practice identifying suspicious content
• Group discussions and a Q&A session

The event will also celebrate the launch of “Down the Rabbit Hole: Slowing the Spread of Misinformation and Propaganda on Social Media,” by workshop leaders Lacey J. Faught and Adrienne Harvey. The book will be available for purchase, and the authors will sign copies.

For more information, email Scholarly Assistant Professor Elizabeth Candello at elizabeth.candello@wsu.edu. “Spotting Misinformation and Propaganda on Social Media” is presented in partnership with Spry (thinkspry.com), a company that focuses on social media for good.

About WSU Vancouver

WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134^th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service. Find a campus map at vancouver.wsu.edu/map. Parking is available at meters and in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $4.

As one of six campuses of the WSU system, WSU Vancouver offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations. 

WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. WSU Vancouver expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect. 

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