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.
Beeinflusst die Anzahl von „Gefällt mir“ oder „Teilen“, die ein auf unserem Facebook- oder Twitter-Newsfeed erscheinender Artikel erhält, das Vertrauen, das wir ihm gewähren?
Does the number of “likes” or “shares” received by an article that appears on our Facebook or Twitter news feed influence the trust that we place in it? Do these signs of positive engagement with an article lead us, in turn, to like it and share it with others?
Le nombre de « likes » ou de « partages » reçus par un article qui apparaît sur notre fil d’actualité Facebook ou Twitter influence-t-il la confiance que nous lui accordons ?
This article shows how discussions on the topic of vaccination are organized on Facebook. It highlights the worrying rise of anti-vaccine rhetoric, which is occupying an increasingly significant part of the discussion space.
Dieser Artikel zeigt, wie Diskussionen zum Thema Impfung auf Facebook organisiert werden. Er bringt den beunruhigenden Anstieg der Impfgegnerschaft ans Licht, die den Diskussionsraum zunehmend monopolisiert.
Cet article montre comment s’organisent les discussions autour du thème de la vaccination sur Facebook. Il met en lumière la montée inquiétante du discours anti-vaccins, qui monopolise l’espace de discussion de façon croissante.
The authors of this article hypothesize that the dissemination of fake news could undermine the trust that citizens place in their political institutions and in the mainstream media.
This article reconsiders two highly debated issues concerning the social network Twitter: the formation of echo chambers on the one hand, and the ideological fragmentation of this social network, on the other.
Die Autoren dieses Artikels stellen die Hypothese auf, dass die Verbreitung gefälschter Nachrichten [fake news] das Vertrauen der Bürger in ihre politischen Institutionen und in die traditionellen Medien [mainstream media] verringern könnte.
