Day of Truth-8 | “Strategic disinformation: the influence of hoaxes on the administration of justice” in University of Granada
On 12 May, our honorary president Baltasar Garzón travelled, alongside Nadia Gayoso, FIBGAR’s head of democratic memory, to the University of Granada, where they took part in the eighth Day of Truth. This Day of Truth is an initiative organised by the university’s own G.W. Leibniz Chair.
The event was opened with a few words from the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Teresa Ortega, and moderated by the director of the G.W. Leibniz Chair, Juan Antonio Nicolás.
Baltasar Garzón then gave his lecture “Strategic disinformation: the influence of hoaxes on the administration of justice”, during which he provided a chronological overview of the various milestones that have marked contemporary history in terms of the impact of hoaxes and their effect on justice.
After a short break, Nadia Gayoso gave her lecture “Democratic memory in the face of post-truth: challenges and responsibilities”, in which she highlighted how memory can serve as a tool against post-truth, disinformation and media illiteracy, and how citizens can contribute to this.
Finally, the event concluded with an interview with Baltasar Garzón conducted by Lucía Ballesteros-Aguayo, a journalist and lecturer at the University of Málaga. During the interview, they discussed, amongst other topics, the nature of truth and falsehood, and the legal measures provided for in Spain’s legal system to combat disinformation and post-truth.
This event highlights the need to create spaces for debate on the challenges and opportunities presented by social media and digital platforms, particularly in the current climate where polarisation, hate speech and hoaxes are flooding these channels.
