Hoaxmap: “A database to look up false rumours and a tool for discussion”
Interview by Ana Ribeiro and Ola AljariThe predicament of refugees coming into Europe over the past year has worsened amid the increasing spread of fear and lies about them in the receiving countries’ public sphere. The movement to counter this situation has seen some progress in recent months, however.
A notable example has been the now internationally-known Hoaxmap. Created by an everyday citizen based in Leipzig, it is an online tool that shows where nasty rumours about refugees are sprouting up in German-speaking EU countries, accompanied by the media reports debunking them. The map does not only tell a story…
