Fake News Festival 2026: Supporting Workshops on AI and Disinformation at Viadrina

Climate+Tech supports the initiative by co-organizing workshops on fact-checking and AI-driven verification.

The Fake News Festival is an initiative of Europa-Universität Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), organized by researchers and students at the university. Running from June 18 to 20, 2026, it brings together science, practice, and the public to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the creation and spread of disinformation — and what we can do about it.

The festival is free, open to all, and designed to make complex topics accessible. Through talks, workshops, and collaborative formats, participants — whether students, researchers, journalists, or curious citizens — can get in touch with leading researchers, technologists, and practitioners and playfully explore disinformation, experience inoculation techniques live, and build real media literacy skills.