Countering misinformation about refugees and migrants: An evidence-based framework

• Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
• MPC: Migration Policy Centre

Join Professor Daniel Ghezelbash as he presents a step-by-step approach to help individuals engage with misinformation about refugees and migrants effectively.

Misinformation is a growing threat to social cohesion and democracy. Bad-faith actors have, without evidence, used refugees and migrants as scapegoats, framing them as threats to community interests. This pattern reflects a broader global trend. As digital platforms have made misinformation harder to contain, xenophobic rhetoric has gained traction.

For those who want a truthful discussion, yet may sometimes struggle to respond to false claims, the new report by the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law and Behavioural Insights Team, Countering misinformation about refugees and migrants: An evidence-based framework, is designed to help you know what to do and when. With an easy-to-follow decision tree and how-to examples, this report can equip you to respond across a range of situations— and lays the groundwork for you to create responses aligned with your own aims. In this seminar, Kaldor Centre Director, Professor Daniel Ghezelbash will step through the framework, empowering you to create stronger, fact-based conversations.