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Fondation Descartes

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

Operations and governance

Fondation Descartes is structured around three main bodies: a board of directors chaired by Jean-Philippe Hecketsweiler; a scientific advisory board led by Gérald Bronner; and a permanent team headed by Laurent Cordonier, director of research.

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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

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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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02 Jul 2021

European Media and Information Fund

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has partnered with the European University Institute to form the European Media and Information Fund, which aims to strengthen resilience against online disinformation. The Fund will support projects relating to media literacy, online disinformation, fact-checking and academic research.

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25 Jun 2021

Release of the latest episode of the documentary series “La Fabrique du mensonge” – terrorism and the failure of social networks

A new episode of the documentary series “la Fabrique du mensonge” (Manufacturing Lies) revisits the falsifications and mechanisms that led to the death of Samuel Paty. Shortcomings in the moderation of social networks are also analyzed in relation to the far-right terrorist attack perpetrated in Christchurch in March 2019.

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25 Jun 2021

Irish initiative to tackle fake news on immigration

The Global Migration Media Academy aims to provide media education to students and journalists to help them detect, process and debunk disinformation. Training centers are being set up in Ireland, as well as Mexico, Serbia, Morocco and the Philippines. Additional centers will be established in other countries as the initiative evolves.

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25 Jun 2021

Platform of the Journalism Trust Initiative

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) launched a platform aiming to evaluate and identify trustworthy sources of information.

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14 May 2021

The Computational Propaganda Project

This multidisciplinary project, led by the University of Oxford, aims to promote research on the relationship between politics, automation and algorithms. Research into the algorithms present on social networks that are disrupting the functioning of democracy is one of their main areas of interest.

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14 May 2021

East StratCom Task Force

The European Parliament recognizes the threats posed by Russian propaganda and foreign electoral interference via disinformation within the European Union. The Parliament calls for a strengthening of the East StratCom Task Force, which is the principal European body in the fight against disinformation.

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14 May 2021

Center for Media, Data and Society - “The Business of Misinformation” Project

The CMDS is leading a large-scale study on the production of misinformation in Central Europe in order to evaluate its impact.

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14 May 2021

BBC - “[…] Stop Bad Information” Initiative

The BBC has published a guide on how to help stop the spread of online disinformation surrounding COVID-19.

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14 May 2021

UN - “Verified” Initiative

On May 21, 2020, the United Nations launched a new initiative aiming to push back against the wave of lies and hate that has risen alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, by giving people all over the world the ability to share accurate information to help save lives and promote international solidarity.

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14 May 2021

European Union - “Fighting Disinformation” Initiative

Platform developed by the European Union to fight against disinformation about COVID-19.

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