Highlighted: From Fact-Checking to Argument-Checking

During the UvA Education Day, Karen Maex, Rector Magnificus of the UvA, talked about the value of the art of argumentation. Maex mentions the IIS Honours module 'From Fact-Checking to Argument-Checking' and emphasises that science is more than facts: "It's important not only to understand the facts, which of course are there, but also the reasoning behind it and how we come to new facts and to new knowledge." Want to hear more about this course? Find out the details below! In September 2021, the IIS Honours module From Fact-Checking to Argument-Checking , developed by Dr. Jean Wagemans and Dr. Federica Russo, was launched. An interesting, socially relevant and interactive course about fake news and disinformation. Wagemans explains the reason for developing this module: "We live in the digital information era. Every one of us is confronted daily with tons of information and we need to consider the problems of dealing with both the quantity and quality of that information. It is too much, and it grows too fast. It is no surprise that disinformation and misinformation spread so quickly." Russo adds: "We need tools to decide for ourselves about the quality of this information.