Is Anything Online Real Anymore? | Sip Smarter Vancouver
About this Event
The Pope in a puffer jacket wasn’t real. Neither was the video of Trump dressed as the Pope. You’ve probably seen a dozen more deepfakes without realizing it — and the technology to make them is only getting harder to catch. A UBC historian who advises governments on digital policy breaks down how we got here, why the old rules for spotting fakes don’t work anymore, and what — if anything — public policy can actually do about it.
Every Sip Smarter talk includes a 45-minute lecture with open Q&A — all over drinks.
DATE
October 20th, 2026
LOCATION
Bimini’s, 2010 W 4th Ave, Vancouver
TIME
Doors 6:30pm | Talk 7:00pm
TICKETS
Early Bird: $23
Regular: $33
SPEAKER
Prof. Heidi Tworek is a Canada Research Chair and Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions at UBC. Her writing on disinformation and platform governance has appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic, and she regularly advises governments on digital policy.
“The only thing better than learning is the conversation after.”
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 25.83 to CAD 36.48
