Government Roundtable: How Do You Counter Misinformation That's Already Spreading?

A false claim about your agency starts circulating before lunch. By the time your team drafts a response, verifies the facts, and gets it through approval, the misinformation has already been shared, screenshotted, and reposted a hundred times over. Speed isn't optional anymore, but most agencies still have a response process built for a slower internet.

Having a plan on paper isn't the same as having one that actually works under pressure. The agencies handling this well aren't necessarily faster at writing statements, they've rethought who needs to sign off, what channels get used first, and how much they can say before all the facts are confirmed. Waiting for a crisis to test that plan for the first time is how good agencies end up looking slow and defensive in the moment it matters most.

This session is not a webinar. It's an open, peer-led conversation created for communications, PR, and marketing professionals who want a space to share experiences, compare approaches, and learn from peers facing similar challenges.

During this discussion you'll dig into:

• What's actually slowing down your response, approval chains, unclear ownership, or lack of pre-drafted material
• How to balance speed with accuracy when the full picture isn't confirmed yet
• Who needs to be in the room when misinformation starts spreading, and how that differs from your normal comms process
• How other agencies are monitoring for misinformation early, before it reaches a tipping point

This roundtable is part of Meltwater's Industry Circles program, client-only spaces inside mCommunity where professionals in similar sectors connect, collaborate, and learn how others are using Meltwater to solve real-world challenges in their day-to-day roles.

This session has limited availability, and registration will close once all 35 seats have been filled.