A Field Guide to “Fake News” and Other Information Disorders is currently featured in the “fake or real?” exibition at the Curiosity Cabinet at 171 Strand, in partnership with the Courtauld.

From the exhibition blurb:

‘Fake or Real?’ is a collaborative project between King’s Faculty of Arts & Humanities and The Courtauld, building on a 10-year partnership between the two institutions, and is supported by King’s Culture.

The exhibition includes examples of famed artwork previously thought to be authentic works by the artist, but now acknowledged as likely to be fake. Visitors can also access video footage explaining how artworks are verified, as well as video footage on the rise of fake news and deep fakes.

From the blurb about our work:

A Field Guide to “Fake News” and Other Information Disorders, a project of the Public Data Lab with support from First Draft, was created in collaboration with the Department of Digital Humanities.

It explores the use of digital methods to study false viral news, political memes, trolling practices and their social life online. It responds to an increasing demand for understanding the interplay between digital platforms, misleading information, propaganda and viral content practices, and their influence on politics and public life.

There’s a brief walkthrough of the outside of the Curiosity Cabinet in this reel.