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Conspiracy theories: The link to populist movements
25-03-2021 | @ GettyImages
Both populist movements and conspiracy theories have been on the rise over the past 20 years. Is this a coincidence or is there a link between the two? And how are conspiracy theories used by populists ahead of election campaigns? These are only some of the questions that ERC grantee Michael Butter from the University of Tübingen is trying to answer. In this interview, he talks about his ERC-funded work, conspiracy theories in times of Covid-19, and reveals the best approach when talking to someone who believes in conspiracy theories.  
Artificial intelligence and freedom of expression: implications for democracy
09-11-2020 | © Monster Ztudio - stock.adobe.com 2020
Thinking of vaccines in a different way in the time of COVID-19
15-09-2020 | © Orpheus FX, Shutterstock
Why are people’s misperceptions so hard to shake?
20-11-2019 | © Jason Reifler
The most powerful source of misperceptions about important issues such as immigration and climate change are false beliefs rooted in people’s political or social preferences, but having people who question authority is also important for a society, according to ERC grantee Jason Reifler, from the University of Exeter, UK.
Junk news aggregator aims to restore trust in media and democracy
08-05-2019 | © picture
ELECTION SERIES #6 Developed by the Oxford Internet Institute with EU funding, the junk news aggregator (JNA) interactively displays articles from unreliable sources as they spread on Facebook. Researchers hope the tool will help tackle the growing phenomenon of misinformation on social media.
Breezing through the information overload
23-04-2019 | © picture
ELECTION SERIES #1 There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced, reaching over 2.5 quintillion bytes. With the European elections just around the corner, we take a look at an ERC funded project on how politicians stay knowledgeable amidst this information overload. The research by grantee Prof. Stefaan Walgrave from the University of Antwerp compares how different politicians process information and then act on it in three western, post-industrialist parliamentary democracies - Israel, Belgium and Canada. An original study, which unveils some optimistic findings just as voters prepare to head to the polls.