klicksafe asks... (16): How do false reports make it into the headlines?
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In 2024, the "National Rape Day" went viral on the German-speaking internet. There were numerous posts on social media, internet and print media reported on it and there were also warnings from politicians. The problem: "National Rape Day" is a hoax, i.e. false information deliberately spread to cause unrest. And this was already known in 2024, as the "National Rape Day" hoax had also appeared in other countries in previous years. Leonie Oehmig from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue Germany (ISD Germany) explains to us how a well-known hoax came to be spread again in Germany. The basis for our conversation is the report "When Hoaxes Make the Headlines: The Spread of 'National Rape Day' on TikTok" which Ms. Oehmig wrote together with her colleagues at ISD.
- Website of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue Germany (ISD Germany)
- ISD Report: "When Hoaxes Make the Headlines: The Spread of 'National Rape Day' on TikTok" (only available in English)
- Urban Dictionary: National Rape Day (Please note: There are many entries in vulgar and discriminatory language on this website)
- Screenshot: Page 1 of 2 of the letter from the Berlin Senator for Education on "National Rape Day"
- Information on data access for research under Article 40 of the Digital Service Act
- ISD report: Data access to social media platforms for research purposes
- klicksafe teaching material: Forming opinions in the digital world
- TikTok: Rules on integrity and authenticity
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