Transcript Prevent - Propaganda

On 13th Dec a man was stabbed by a suspected terrorist at a tube station.
A Muslim security guard who witnessed the event shouted “You ain’t no
Muslim, bruv”, and has denounced extremists as “evil, pure evil”.
Leaning Objectives:
■ To understand what is meant by the term
propaganda and how it is used in society.
■ To explain some of the reasons why
propaganda is so common today.
■ To discuss case studies of propaganda.
What does Propaganda mean?
■ information, especially of a biased or misleading
nature, used to promote a political cause or point of
view.
Extremist groups like ISIS use
propaganda online to recruit members.
HTTP://WWW.BBC.CO.UK/
NEWS/WORLD-MIDDLEEAST-27912569
Watch the video
Screenshot from an Isis video posted on YouTube on 17 June,
calling for support for the group
However, ISIS are not the only extremist group
using propaganda to recruit supporters
In the past such extremist
groups as:
More recently such
extremist groups as?:
■ KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
■ EDL (English Defence League)
■ Nazi Party
■ Britain First
Why would the EDL
release this?
■ Illustrates the conspiracy theory
that graffiti featuring the letters
EDL, which has been painted on
mosques and Islamic centres since
the murder of Lee Rigby, is not the
work of EDL supporters themselves
but of Muslims wanting to smear
the EDL name.
This picture was shared widely on Facebook as
Syrian refugees waving ISIS flags in Germany …
…is actually more than three years old and nothing
to do with the current crisis
‘ISIS wouldn’t be here if there
wasn’t Islamophobia’: What
young British Muslims think
about radicalisation
How would you spot propaganda and
protect yourself online?
■ Make sure your security settings are adequate.
■ Check the source of the information.
■ Report any offensive content to the managers of the website (i.e. Facebook, Twitter)
immediately.
■ Is the person posting biased in their presentation of information?
■ Discuss with an adult (parents, school).
■ Have you considered both sides of the argument?
Unwillingness
to
compromise
Certain they are
right.
Absolutist
They have
never been
exposed to an
alternative
point of view.
Why do people
hold extremist
views?
Anyone who has
opposing views can
become expendable.
They don’t
know all of the
facts to make
an informed
decision.
Biased
Ignorance
Their family
have raised
them to think
that way.
Brain washed
Manipulated
De-humanize
Vulnerable
Social Media
Summary
Tweet it: Summarise the
content in less than 140
characters. Include a
hashtag
Instagram: Draw
a picture to
summarise the
content.
What is meant by the term
propaganda? How can you
protect yourself against it?
Facebook Status:
Summarise the content. Tag
an emotion, any relevant
people and potentially
include a picture.
The Prevent Strategy
■ Disrupting Extremists
■ Countering extremist narratives and ideology
■ Preventing radicalisation
■ Encouraging Integration
■ Stopping extremism in institutions like schools
If you suspect someone is being
radicalised you must:
■ Inform a teacher immediately