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Infodemic: tackling conspiracy theories on social media

Professor Peter Knight By Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Digital Futures, Growth and Inclusion Posted:

In February 2020 the Director-General of the World Health Organisation warned that “we’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic,” because “fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous.”  There has been large debate around ways to control the spread of misinformation and disinformation, especially on […]

Populism, Post-Truth and the Challenges for Journalists: Forging Dialogue Across Battle Lines

By , and Filed Under: British Politics, News Posted:

By providing the first in-depth study of Russian state broadcaster, RT, the Reframing Russia research project aspires to improve our understanding of the intensifying ‘information war’ between Russia and much of the Western world. In this context, in November 2019, the project team organised an experimental dialogue ‘across battle lines.’ Stephen Hutchings, Vera Tolz and […]

Is Russia Today an attack on democracy?

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What to do about Russia’s primary international broadcaster Just before the European elections, EU officials raised concerns about Russian attempts to influence the democratic process, and Russia’s international broadcaster, RT (Russia Today) came under scrutiny for its anti-EU content. But is RT really an attack on democracy? What should be done about it? Reporting findings […]

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