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
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.
Experts' blog
Vous souhaitez contacter l’équipe permanente de la Fondation Descartes ?
Events
The Descartes Foundation lists significant events, in France and internationally, particularly related to the topics of disinformation, interference and media literacy.
Our partnerships
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.
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.
The success of conspiracy theories around COVID-19
Laurent Cordonier
10/05/2020
Laurent Cordonier, a sociologist and researcher at the Descartes Foundation, offers insight into the success of conspiracy theories linked to the Covid-19 pandemic on "Play RTS".
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