Keyword: «disinformation»

The article discusses aspects of the preparation of journalists for professional work in the context of modern challenges for educational environment associated with the boom of information and communication technologies over the past two decades. The issues of forming and improving communication based on ICT tools are of particular interest for the study. The issue of fake news and disinformation, which are becoming commonplace, seems to be problematic one. An assessment of the content sources reliability is considered as methodological technique. Since in a digital environment there is a need to check both the source of the information and the content itself, the authenticity of its content, especially if we are talking about user content. The relevance of the study in the article is due to the need to examine the peculiarities of journalists training for professional work in the conditions of education computerization. The purpose of the study is to analyze the process of training journalists for professional work in the context of modern challenges for educational environment. The study uses theoretical and empirical methods. According to the results of the study, the article presents theoretical and practical confirmation of the need and significance of the use of ICT tools for the professional mobility of future journalists, the development of the practice of interaction between the general layers of the public on topical and socially significant issues in the field of journalistic investigation and content. Theoretical significance is that the results of the study complement the theory and methodology for the formation and development of IT-communication in the aspect of training students-journalists for their professional work using modern tools in the conditions of society computerization as a whole and higher education in particular for journalistic investigations. The practical significance of the study is to determine the importance of the use of ICT tools providing journalists with a variety of professionally oriented technical assistance and optimizing the management of journalists training for their professional work in the context of modern challenges for educational environment.

This paper examines the phenomenon of deepfakes, which are content created using artificial intelligence and pose a new threat in the digital space. It analyzes the main goals of creating deepfakes, such as fraud, blackmail, and manipulation of public opinion. Special attention is paid to practical methods of recognizing fake videos, audio and images: from visual defects (unnatural eye movements, anatomical errors, lighting problems) to inconsistencies in the audio sequence. Recommendations are given on the use of specialized services for the detection of AI content, as well as advice on digital hygiene and legal aspects of countering the spread of fakes. The material emphasizes the importance of critical thinking as the main tool for protection against digital deception.