Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in the international conference “Joining Forces Against Misinformation: Science and Journalism in Central and Eastern Europe”. The event took place on November 15 in Prague/online and was organized by the international network SCIENCE+ run by global media development foundation Free Press Unlimited and its Prague-based sister organization Free Press for Eastern Europe in partnership with the British embassy in the Czech Republic.
IGA’s chairperson participated on a panel discussing CEE populations’ perception of science-related disinformation, susceptibility to conspiracy theories and Russia’s role in fomenting distrust in science.