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Fondation Descartes

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

Operation and governance

La Fondation Descartes est animée par trois organes : un Conseil d’Administration présidé par Jean-Philippe Hecketsweiler ; un Conseil Scientifique encadré par Gérald Bronner et d’une équipe permanente, dirigée par Laurent Cordonier, Directeur de la recherche.

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Our reports

La Fondation Descartes est une initiative citoyenne, apartisane, indépendante et européenne dédiée aux enjeux de l’information, de la désinformation et du débat public dans une société démocratique.

Thematic overviews

Experts' blog

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Events

The Descartes Foundation lists significant events, in France and internationally, particularly related to the topics of disinformation, interference and media literacy.

Our partnerships

Our podcasts

Selection of 'must-listen' podcasts on the Descartes Foundation's fields of research, in French, English or German.

Actors

The Descartes Foundation offers you a cartography of the main actors involved in researching on the quality of information, or in fighting against disinformation, in France and throughout the world.

Initiatives

Fact checkers, web extensions, journalistic standards... The Fondation Descartes offers you a map of initiatives in France and around the world involved in asserting the quality of information or in fighting against disinformation.

Our references and resources

The Fondation Descartes' experts select and comment on key publications on disinformation, trust in the media and the Foundation's other research topics. This data base is available online to members of the Foundation and in the Foundation's documentation centre.

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Thematic overviews

The Fondation Descartes publishes thematic overviews written by its research team on major themes related to information and disinformation. The issues addressed are structured around two broad thematic areas: the diagnosis of the current information situation, and the solutions proposed by various actors to remedy information dysfunctions. The goal of these summaries is to present an accessible overview of the topics in question.

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16 Jul 2021

The Law on the Freedom of the Press of 29 July 1881: a text that both guarantees and restricts freedom of expression

How has the delicate yet necessary balance between freedom of expression, often described as the “cornerstone” of democracy, and the repression of its abuses been designed into the law?

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30 Jul 2020

Filter bubbles and echo chambers

Two phenomenon resulting from the inherent mechanisms of the Internet are often accused of contributing to the polarization of opinions: "filter bubbles" and "echo chambers". In this article, we provide an overview of these two concepts.

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27 Apr 2020

Could creating best practice standards for journalism be a solution to public distrust?

Making the journalist profession more ethical and transparent is the mission of the Journalism Trust Initiative and the Trust Project.

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27 Apr 2020

HOW CAN WE REGULATE PLATFORMS TO FIGHT FAKE NEWS ONLINE?

Google, Facebook and Twitter have been accused of interfering with democracy in Europe and the United States.

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