When facts are false, decisions are wrong, says editor and TED Fellow Olga Yurkova. To stop the spread of fake news, she and a group of journalists launched StopFake.org, which exposes biased or inaccurate reporting in order to rebuild the trust we've lost in our journalists, leaders and institutions. Learn more about the fight against misinform...

On April 14, 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, Nigeria. Around the world, the crime became epitomized by the slogan #BringBackOurGirls -- but in Nigeria, government officials called the crime a hoax, confusing and delaying efforts to rescue the girls. In this powerful talk, j...

These TED Talks push us to question more -- our doctors, our governments and even our own eyes.

Known worldwide for her courage and clarity, Christiane Amanpour has spent the past three decades interviewing business, cultural and political leaders who have shaped history. In conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, Amanpour discusses fake news, objectivity in journalism, the leadership vacuum in global politics and more, sharing her w...

Strengthen your skills with these informative talks on how to get the most out of your research.

Inaccuracies can be difficult to spot. See the difference between fact and fiction, and learn to spot the gray areas with these informative talks.

In 1901, David Hänig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one problem: the map is wrong. So how do misconceptions like this spread, and what makes a fake fact so easy to believe? ...

Fake news can sway elections, tank economies and sow discord in everyday life. Data scientist Sinan Aral demystifies how and why it spreads so quickly -- citing one of the largest studies on misinformation -- and identifies five strategies to help us unweave the tangled web between true and false.

Hacking, fake news, information bubbles ... all these and more have become part of the vernacular in recent years. But as cyberspace analyst Laura Galante describes in this alarming talk, the real target of anyone looking to influence geopolitics is dastardly simple: it's you.

Mohamad Jebara loves mathematics -- but he's concerned that too many students grow up thinking that this beautiful, rewarding subject is difficult and boring. His company is experimenting with a bold idea: paying students for completing weekly math homework. He explores the ethics of this model and how it's helping students -- and why learning m...

Your town is holding a mayoral election and the stakes have never been higher. You suspect one of the candidates will begin pushing false information to swing the election. As the cybersecurity expert, your job is to inoculate the townspeople against false information. First, you must learn the strategies of disinformation trolls. Claire Wardle ...

The same resolutions every year -- get more sleep, eat healthier -- we know the drill. Let these talks inspire you to keep with those goals and perhaps add a few more to your list too.

Gain insights, wisdom and advice from visionaries at the top of their fields and industries.

TED Fellow Olga Yurkova is a journalist and cofounder of StopFake.org, an independent Ukrainian organization that trains an international cohort of fact-checkers in an effort to curb propaganda and misinformation in the media.

About this event: We present tools and suggestions on how to detect fake news and what to do if we find suspicious messages on the internet.

About this event: TEDxBangorUniversity is coming in early October – we’re going to have engaging speakers, talking about climate change, fake news, alternatives to GDP as measures of economic success and more.

About this event: Known worldwide for her courage and clarity, Christiane Amanpour has spent the past three decades interviewing business, cultural and political leaders who have shaped history. In conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, Amanpour discusses fake news, objectivity in journalism, the leadership vacuum in global politics and more.

What looks like (and reads like) the truth may be riddled with lies if you look more closely, says neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin. We’ve created more human-made information in the last five years than in all previous human history. Unfortunately, often found next to things that are true are an enormous number of things that are not -- in webs...

About this event: Fake news. Political unrest. Climate crisis. They’re all symptoms of society in flux. The world is a messy, chaotic place full of isolation and ignorance. Working together we can overcome all things, but we need to answer difficult questions: Where is all this leading? What can I do? What does our future hold? In a world where everyone's at od...

About this event: The first TEDxTarnowSalon is dedicated to problem which sounds how to recognize having real developed skill from illusion that may be easily created by using new technology. After official TEDxTalks presentation we would like to invite our attendees to discussion about TEDTalks that have been already presented. During the discussion we want to s...

About this event: We live in a world of fake news and conspiracy theories. We're getting better at identifying those imperfect 'facts'. Learning to become information-savvy is also part and parcel of our educational system. But are we equally critical of our own assumptions? Of what we take for granted? This year, our event is dedicated to unmasking what we hol...

About this event: In an increasingly globalized, interdependent and technological world, complexity is present in our daily lives. Finding work is increasingly complex and more demanding in the face of the technological challenge and the competition of robots. Reading news is increasingly difficult because the networks are full of fake news. Making decisions is s...

About this event: We have entered the new decade, this past year, with a great many problems. And while it sure is troublesome, it is not completely unprecedented. A lot of hot topics from today’s world have shaken our society before. A century ago, the world experienced a decade of change, prosperity, turmoil and recovery. And we call this era The Roaring 20’s. ...

From the TED archives: The legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser dives deep into a new painting inspired by Piero della Francesca. From here, he muses on what makes a convincing poster, by breaking down an idea and making it new.

About this event: Trust is the crucial element of any relationship and the core of all interactions taking place in the world today. From our closest person to a complete stranger, in our everyday life, we have to choose to trust other people. Trust seems to be the most personal and at the same time the most publicly perceptible thing we own. In a perfect world,...

In this fun, short talk from TEDYouth, lexicographer Erin McKean encourages — nay, cheerleads — her audience to create new words when the existing ones won’t quite do. She lists out 6 ways to make new words in English, from compounding to “verbing,” in order to make language better at expressing what we mean, and to create more ways for us to un...

About this event: TEDxHaymarket is back for 2018, and bigger than ever! This year we explore the theme 'Re:Connect'. On October 27 at COMMUNE, Waterloo; we'll explore how technology is challenging the way we have traditionally communicated, collaborated and built communities, and is now creating new methods and behaviours that guide our human interactions in the ...

About this event: Dans un monde de fake news, de faits alternatifs. La définition même de la vérité semble confuse et notre relation avec elle est en pleine mutation. Les nouvelles technologies ont radicalement décentralisé les moyens de production et de diffusion de l’information. Les données, les faits et les chiffres filtrent à travers des récits qui exploiten...

Shared fictions -- in the form of news, religions, novels, sports, money, even brands -- fill our lives, but that’s OK. It’s these shared beliefs that have helped humans cooperate and conquer the planet, explains historian Yuval Harari. We are repeatedly told these days that we have entered the terrifying new era of post-truth, in which not jus...

The advance toward a more connected, united, compassionate world is in peril. Some voices are demanding a retreat, back to a world where insular nations battle for their own interests. But most of the big problems we face are collective in nature and global in scope. What can we do, together, about it? In a night of talks curated and host...