To best understand what is occurring today around fake news and misinformation, Fondation Descartes is making summaries of key scientific publications on this topic available to all interested citizens. Without being exhaustive, these summaries allow us all to have an overview of current research, issues in question and the key results obtained. These summaries also can inform debate and deconstruct preconceived ideas relating to misinformation.
They will take on sometimes technical questions. We have made the choice not to hide the complexities, but to give as many tools as possible for understanding, so that anyone who is interested and motivated by the subject can understand the foundations and become familiar with scientific research tools. These summaries are also an opportunity to have an overview of practices and methods of scientific research in social sciences, for those who are interested.
In this Harvard University study, Yochai Benkler and his colleagues dissect what they consider to be a disinformation campaign instigated by high-ranking members of the Republican Party.
Dans cette étude de l’Université d’Harvard, Yochai Benkler et ses collègues décortiquent ce qu’ils interprètent comme étant une campagne de désinformation initiée par des élites du Parti républicain.
The aim of this study was twofold: (1) to assess the evolution of Danish people's attitude towards immigration; (2) to determine whether this attitude was influenced by their media consumption, particularly social media.
Die Studie hat das Doppelziel: (1) die Entwicklung der dänischen Einstellung gegenüber der Einwanderung zu bewerten; (2) und zu bestimmen, ob diese Einstellung durch ihren Medienkonsum, insbesondere in den sozialen Netzwerken, beeinflusst wird.
Das Ziel dieser Studie ist es, zu beurteilen, ob solche Hassreden die Art und Weise beeinflussen, wie Internetbenutzer die davon betroffenen Gruppen wahrnehmen.
L’objectif cette l’étude est double : (1) évaluer l’évolution de l’attitude des Danois envers l’immigration ; (2) déterminer si cette attitude est influencée par leur consommation médiatique, en particulier de médias sociaux.
L’objectif de cette étude est d’évaluer si les discours de haine sur les réseaux sociaux influencent la manière dont les internautes perçoivent les groupes qui en font les frais.
The authors of this report note that there exists a strong link between the toxicity of the social media conversations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the worsening of the public health situation after March 26, 2020, the intensification of criticisms by political leaders, and the media treatment of the role played by the WHO in the management of the pandemic.
Les auteurs de ce rapport notent l’existence d’un lien fort entre toxicité des discussions autour de l’épidémie de Covid-19 et l’empirement de la situation sanitaire après le 26 mars 2020, l’intensification des critiques de la part des dirigeants politiques, et le traitement médiatique du rôle joué par l’OMS dans la gestion de la pandémie.
