CLH Talks. Hang On, Is That Actually True? Reading Between the Lies

This talk starts at 7 PM, please join us from 6:30 PM.

Hang On, Is That Actually True? Misinformation Lab: Reading Between the Lies

We're bombarded daily with headlines, statistics, and viral posts designed to make us feel something before we've had a chance to think. This interactive workshop gives you the tools to spot the difference between real reporting and manipulation — and the confidence to call it out.
Led by science and political debunker Emma Monk, you'll get hands-on practice spotting misinformation in the wild: faked headlines, selectively cropped images, misused statistics, misrepresented studies, and the sneaky trick of dressing up opinion as fact. Working through real examples pulled straight from the news, you'll learn to ask the right questions every time a claim crosses your feed — what's the narrative? What context is missing? What am I being asked to feel?

About your host
Emma Monk is a molecular biologist turned science and political debunker. Her work has featured on BBC Radio 4's More or Less, LBC's James O'Brien show, Quiet Riot, The Trawl podcast, The Guardian, and The New World. She writes the Monk Debunks: Beyond the Narrative Substack and runs workshops teaching others how to spot and dig into misleading claims.

Post event social
As after all our in-person talks at the Old Diorama Arts Centre, we will move on to a local pub for a post event social. So from 8:30 PM we will be going to the Queen's Head and Artichoke, 30-32 Albany St, London NW1 4EA.

Payment
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