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Confidence in political institutions has reportedly been in decline over the past 40 years. Yet there is heterogeneity in how this phenomenon has manifested across countries, political institutions and people with […]
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Political trust is widely considered essential for democracy, but empirical evidence testing this hypothesis remains limited. Drawing on research that connects political trust to democratic legitimacy, highlights trust’s behavioural and […]
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Disinformation has been regarded as a key threat to democracy. Yet, we know little about the effects of different modalities of disinformation, or the impact of disinformation disseminated through (inauthentic) […]
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Deepfakes dominate discussions about manipulated videos, but other forms of visual disinformation are more prevalent and less understood. Moreover, deception is often assessed through measuring credibility, overlooking cognitive effects like […]
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Concerns about GenAI’s energy use and physical pollution are well known. This commentary highlights another threat: epistemic pollution—the degradation of our knowledge ecosystem through low-quality, misleading, or fabricated information. Drawing […]
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The rise of synthetic media, including deepfakes, AI-generated news, and synthetic images, impacts today’s digital landscape, raising concerns about India’s young population. This study explores their knowledge, perceptions, and critical […]
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This study applies a practice theory lens to explore how deepfake technology impacts journalism. Based on an interview study of journalists and media and journalism experts (n = 20), we […]
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According to lifestyle politics theory, social media platforms introduce new ways for people to engage in civic life. Based on the communication mediation model, prior scholarship laid out theoretical and […]
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This study observes content-related indicators of the editorial decisions made by fact-checkers during the 2022 Brazilian run-off election. Specifically, it aims to investigate fact-checkers’ outputsregarding verification genres, scrutinized actors, types […]
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Based on 40 interviews with fact-checkers in editorial and reporting roles and a content analysis of 3154 debunking articles published between January and December 2022 across eight countries and over […]
