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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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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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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31 Jan 2020

The Repetition-Induced Truth Effect

Repeated factual statements are considered truer than new statements.

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31 Jan 2020

Automated tackling of disinformation

This study maps and analyses current and future threats from online misinformation, alongside currently adopted socio-technical and legal approaches.

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31 Jan 2020

Information manipulation, a challenge for our democracies

Information is increasingly seen as a common good, the protection of which falls into all citizens concerned with the quality of public debate.

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31 Jan 2020

Media Polarization "à la française", Comparing the French and American Ecosystems

In France, representative democracy is experiencing a growing mistrust that also affects the media.

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31 Jan 2020

The "Macron Leaks" Operation: A post-mortem

Among the long list of electoral interference attempts in recent years, one case is especially important to study: the 2017 French presidential election, because it failed. It failed in the […]

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31 Jan 2020

Superstitious beliefs and the associative mind

Corrélation ou causalité ? Cette étude teste le lien entre les croyances superstitieuses et la propension à effectuer des associations d'idées entre des faits éloignés.

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31 Jan 2020

“Fake news” may have limited effects beyond increasing beliefs in false claims

Depuis 2016, il y a eu une explosion d'intérêt pour la désinformation et son rôle dans les élections. Les recherches menées par les organes d'information, les organismes gouvernementaux...

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31 Jan 2020

Hundreds of ‘pink slime’ local news outlets are distributing algorithmic stories and conservative talking points

An increasingly popular tactic challenges conventional wisdom on the spread of electoral disinformation: the creation of partisan outlets masquerading as local news organizations. An investigation by the Tow Center for […]

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31 Jan 2020

The Fake News Game: Actively Inoculating Against the Risk of Misinformation

The rapid spread of online misinformation poses an increasing risk to societies worldwide. To help counter this, we developed a “fake news game” in which participants are actively tasked with […]

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