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The Fondation Descartes is a citizen-based, non-partisan, and independent European foundation dedicated to information-based issues.

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Category: Report

Who is behind Spanish Telegram’s storm of Covid Disinformation?

Coda Story examines the network of information sources spreading "skeptical" talk about Covid-19 in Spain on Telegram messaging.

An Ongoing Infodemic

This Reuters report discusses a study conducted in eight countries on misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines in 8 countries.

Defending the Rule of Law in the Age of Platforms

This report presents a critical view of the Digital Services Act, a directive by the European Union to regulate digital platforms.

Malgorithm: How Instagram’s algorithm publishes misinformation and hate to millions during a pandemic

This report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) analyzes the way in which Instagram’s new algorithm (put in place in August 2020) recommends misinformation to users via its “Explore” and “Suggested Posts” features.

Online Platforms: Economic and societal effects

This report, commissioned by the European Parliament, provides a summary of the legislation in place at the European level to regulate digital platforms. The report recommends, among other things, that current legislations give more authority to national institutions so as to facilitate regulatory procedures.

The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election

This report by the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) examines how the events of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 were prepared for and enabled by the misinformation circulating on social networks during this period.

Weaponized: How rumors about COVID-19’s origins led to a narrative arms race

Within the scope of a joint project by the DFRLab and the Associated Press, this report examines the way in which four countries – China, the United States, Russia, and Iran – mutually accused one another of causing the Covid-19 pandemic.

One Year Onward: Platform Responses to COVID-19 and US Elections Disinformation in Review

This report provides a timeline of the mechanisms put in place by major digital platforms to fight against disinformation between January 2020 and February 2021.

Misinformation on Parler

heir analysis indicates that 87% of news links shared on the social network Parler came from sources that frequently publish false information.

The Willingness To Get Vaccinated Against the COVID-19 Rises with the Trust in Public Authorities

According to this GLOBSEC report, which covers the results of opinion polls from nine countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, more than one-third of respondents believe in conspiracy theories related to COVID-19. These results also indicate that the trust of these populations in their respective public authorities is a central factor in their acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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