ICCO Launches Certification Program to Combat Global Misinformation Crisis
The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) has introduced its Mis/Disinformation Training & Certification Program. This initiative aims to equip communications professionals with essential skills to identify, counter, and prevent misinformation and disinformation. The program, which runs from October 15 to December 15, 2026, is a response to the World Economic Forum's identification of misinformation and disinformation as leading short-term risks to global stability in its 2024, 2025, and 2026 Global Risk Reports. The online program is limited to 100 trainees and covers six core modules, including understanding disinformation, fact-checking, analyzing information spread, media literacy, crisis preparation, and addressing AI-driven disinformation risks. This builds on ICCO's six-year commitment to combating false information, which includes pro-bono support to the European Medicines Agency during the COVID-19 infodemic in 2021 and the development of resources like the 'Tackling Mis/Dis...