Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Filmed at the Battle of Ideas festival 2023.
Who fact-checks the fact-checkers? Should a society that respects free speech need to prove that all ideas are true before they are aired? Or does encouraging ill-informed debate risk distorting and damaging the public square? Should we tolerate the threat of ‘disinformation’ to avoid censorship of dissent? Or is there something we can do to promote truth and freedom?
The speakers are:
Liam Deacon - communications and campaigns consultant, Pagefield Communications; former journalist; former head of press, Brexit Party
Andrew Lowenthal - writer and researcher; director, liber-net; co-founder and former executive director, EngageMedia
Florence Read - UnHerd producer; presenter, UnHerd TV
The chair is: Tessa Clarke - journalist; author; documentary reporter; deputy director, Academics for Academic Freedom (AFAF)
This debate was filmed by volunteers working with the charity WORLDwrite. Please help ensure the charity is able to edit a further 30 debates by hitting the THANKS button above and donating whatever you can afford.
Filmed at the Battle of Ideas festival 2023.
Who fact-checks the fact-checkers? Should a society that respects free speech need to prove that all ideas are true before they are aired? Or does encouraging ill-informed debate risk distorting and damaging the public square? Should we tolerate the threat of ‘disinformation’ to avoid censorship of dissent? Or is there something we can do to promote truth and freedom?
The speakers are:
Liam Deacon - communications and campaigns consultant, Pagefield Communications; former journalist; former head of press, Brexit Party
Andrew Lowenthal - writer and researcher; director, liber-net; co-founder and former executive director, EngageMedia
Florence Read - UnHerd producer; presenter, UnHerd TV
The chair is: Tessa Clarke - journalist; author; documentary reporter; deputy director, Academics for Academic Freedom (AFAF)
This debate was filmed by volunteers working with the charity WORLDwrite. Please help ensure the charity is able to edit a further 30 debates by hitting the THANKS button above and donating whatever you can afford.
