How do we distinguish between truth and fact? Is there such a thing as an "alternative" fact? In the age of fake news and "fake news!", staff and researchers from Birkbeck College discuss how information is used in policy-making, public discourse and campaign politics.

Panel:

Sam Ashenden, Senior Lecturer in Sociology

Rosie Campbell, Professor of Politics

Andrew Fugard, Senior Lecturer in Social Science Research Methods

Antonella Patteri, PhD candidate in the Department of Politics

Ali Guven, Lecturer in International Relations & International Political Economy, chairs the event.

This is a recording of an event that took place at Birkbeck College on Wednesday 21 February.