Opposition to Launch Election Day Task Force Against Fake News
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid announced the formation of an emergency task force to combat fake news on election day. The task force will receive public reports and use experts to verify information and send factual messages to citizens. The initiative was revealed at a conference focused on fighting disinformation, with most opposition MKs in attendance.
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- Opposition Leader Yair Lapid will head a new task force to combat fake news on election day.
- The task force will receive reports from the public and activists.
- Experts will verify information and send factual messages to citizens' phones.
- The initiative aims to counter disinformation during the election period.
- MK Michal Waldiger was the only coalition representative at the related conference.
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid announced on Tuesday that the opposition will establish an emergency task force to combat fake news on election day. Lapid made the statement at a conference organized by the organization "Vike Reporter," which fights disinformation, and the "Brandeis" institute, which studies the phenomenon. Several members of Knesset, mostly from the opposition, attended the conference. Representatives from the ruling coalition were invited but did not attend, with the exception of MK Michal Waldiger from the Religious Zionism party, according to the conference organizers. Lapid explained that the opposition is finalizing the establishment of the task force, which will receive reports from the public and tens of thousands of activists. A team of experts will examine circulating materials. Lapid stated he would personally head the task force. He added that the expert team, including digital specialists, will be prepared to rapidly verify information, refute falsehoods, and send personalized fact-based messages to citizens' phones, emphasizing speed. A photo was distributed by "Vike Reporter."
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