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  • Person in a black dress holding a white cloth in their hands, standing on a white sand covered landscape with fluffy white clouds in the blue sky above.
  • Installation view of an exhibition at State Library Victoria, with people looking at images on a mirrored wall.
  • Person looking at a exhibition display and reading the accompanying caption on a wall at State Library Victoria.
Until 26 Jan

Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation

  • Free
  • Art

Is it real or fake? It’s a question we ask all the time – when we scroll through social media, read the news or even chat with friends. Misinformation is everywhere.

But what fuels it? Why do we keep falling for it? And how do our own biases shape what we accept as true?

Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation takes you on a journey and unpacks how misinformation has shaped life and culture. Explore four fascinating themes – our planet, our bodies, our histories and our freedoms – through real-life examples and thought-provoking responses from artists and industry experts.

From misleading medical drawings that influenced generations of doctors to the power of advertising in obscuring the environmental impact of our choices, this exhibition highlights the scale of the problem and invites us to examine our own role and how we can effect change.

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Location

Keith Murdoch Gallery
State Library Victoria
328 Swanston St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for State Library Victoria

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8664 7000
  • email address: inquiries@slv.vic.gov.au
  • Visit website for Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation
Facebook page for Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation Instagram page for Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation Twitter page for Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation

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