Information, Truth, and Misinformation: Navigating the New Information Ecosystem

Information now comes from everywhere—traditional news, social platforms, creators, AI-generated content. Trust is fragmented. Misinformation spreads faster than corrections. AI slop—low-quality synthetic content—floods search results and social feeds.

How do people determine what's true when sources are contested and institutional credibility is questioned? What's the relationship between platforms, publishers, and creators in shaping information flow?

How do you detect and counter misinformation at scale? What works for verification, fact-checking, and media literacy? Where does AI help versus make the problem worse?

How do societies handle information environments where truth is negotiable and attention is the currency? What's the role of regulation, technology, and education?

Journalists, platform leaders, fact-checkers, AI researchers, social media analysts, and policymakers discuss what's breaking, what's working, and how information ecosystems evolve.