# The real-world danger of online myths

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Countdown: Overcoming Dilemmas in the Green Transition
- Speaker: Vidhya Ramalingam
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/vidhya_ramalingam_the_real_world_danger_of_online_myths)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How do we protect ourselves from being misled online? Counter-terrorism expert Vidhya Ramalingam reveals how disinformation is weaponized to justify violence — increasingly against climate scientists — and introduces a powerful tool called "prebunking": a proactive approach that empowers people to recognize and reject manipulative messages before they take root.

## Lectures

1. [The real-world danger of online myths](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/vidhya_ramalingam_the_real_world_danger_of_online_myths/cdd77bb5a04f), 15 min (TED's player)