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Polarization

Users’ polarization and confirmation bias are key strategies in the misinformation campaigns on social media. Polarization actually leads to anger and sometimes to violence. Let’s have a look at the results

12/05/2022 No Comments

Manipulation Techniques

Fake Fact-checking

THE EXAMPLE On March 3, Daniil Bezsonov, an official from the pro-Russian separatist region in Ukraine, tweeted a video that he said would demonstrate “how Ukrainians produce misinformation.” The clip showed two

10/05/2022 No Comments

Manipulation Techniques

The Role of Influencers

Die Rolle von Beeinflussern bei der Veränderung des öffentlichen Verhaltens und der Wahrnehmung ist kein brandneues Konzept. Es wird schon praktiziert, seit es die Menschheit gibt, allerdings mit unterschiedlichen Methoden.

04/05/2022 No Comments

Creating Doubts

The tobacco industry has been creating doubts for decades: questioning the scientific evidence of the harmful effects of smoking to manipulate the public opinion in its favor. Public Relations Strategists

26/04/2022 No Comments

Understanding Russia’s Political Trolling Approach

Russian trolls and propaganda have been officially charged with boosting Donald Trump during the 2016 USA Presidential election, conspiracy theories around coronavirus, 5G, and accusations of Ukrainian leaders being Nazis, among other things.

22/04/2022 No Comments

Should we regulate social media? What do you think?

Social media platforms are now among the most important forums for discussing urgent social problems, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 5G, COVID-19 and climate change. Techno-idealists continue to promise

07/04/2022 No Comments

COVID-19

Anti-vaxxers/Anti-NATO: Same Audience, Same Narrative?

Anti-vaxxers have a new battle, called NATO! They do not share the same facts about the war in Ukraine and they are not planning to stay quiet about it! Conspiracy

06/04/2022 No Comments

Trust Is Good, Creating Trust Is Better

By Peter Metzinger On International Fact-Checking Day, a few thoughts on the roots of the evil that makes fact checks necessary in the first place. Why do we need fact checks

02/04/2022 No Comments

Ukraine

Ukraine: “War on Fakes“ Is Russia’s War on Facts

“War on Fakes“ claims to be a “fact-checking“ news channel while It’s actually spreading disinformation to hundreds of thousands of followers Awebsite called “War on Fakes“ with a telegram channel

27/03/2022 No Comments

Fact Checking Tips

Ukraine Facts: How to Stay Informed and Avoid Fake News?

In every conflict, censorship, propaganda, misinformation but also disinformation occupy the field. Unsurprisingly, since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, disinformation campaigns have multiplied. And if the Internet, digital platforms

23/03/2022 No Comments

Campaigning for information literacy

Campaigning for information literacy

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