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RMIT Information Integrity Hub
Digital technology has supercharged the creation, spread and consumption of information, and with it has come information pollution, sowing mistrust and confusion while sharpening socio-cultural divisions. In a world where social media and the internet touch on almost every aspect of society, the need to minimise the risks posed by harmful digital information has never been greater.
The RMIT Information Integrity Hub is dedicated to combating online misinformation, disinformation and hate speech and to developing critical awareness about these issues through world-class education and research.
An initiative of the School of Media and Communication, the hub brings together the best of quality journalism and academic excellence to advance information integrity by empowering people and communities to be critical media consumers and producers. We offer education and training in fact checking and verification for RMIT students, industry, government and community organisations. We also bring together researchers to undertake projects that aim to strengthen information integrity.
Information integrity refers to the accuracy, consistency and reliability of information. It is also about the quality and safety of digital spaces that allow people to exercise their human rights, including the freedom to share information and ideas. These freedoms are being eroded by the unprecedented spread of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech, fuelled by new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
The United Nations has called for a global effort to strengthen information integrity by "empowering people to exercise their right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds and to hold opinions without interference". This includes giving people control over their online experience, building public trust in the sources and reliability of information, and boosting the ability of societies to handle disruptions and manipulation.
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For information about our education and training services, or our research activities, contact us at RIIH@rmit.edu.au
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