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

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Tag: Post-truth

School and Post-Truth

Recent philosophical and sociological literature detects the advent of an era of “post-truth” characterized by lies, conspiracy theories and “bullshit”. It determines the technical, political and philosophical sources and suggests […]

School and Post-Truth

Recent philosophical and sociological literature detects the advent of an era of “post-truth” characterized by lies, conspiracy theories and “bullshit”. It determines the technical, political and philosophical sources and suggests […]

The challenge of alternative facts

Fake news and alternative facts today challenge the notion of truth. Those spreading them undermine the functioning of democratic states.

Total Bullshit ! In the heart of the post-truth era

2016 has been consecrated as the year of post-truth. This is the era of "bullshit", hence the need for an in-depth understanding of this phenomenon.

Gestures that save the news

Hervé Brusini describes 19th century fake news and moments of mistrust towards the media, so as to understand contemporary fake news.

Should we be afraid of fake news ?

The campaign for the UK Brexit referendum or the 2016 US presidential election campaign were marked by the central importance of social media and the emergence of what is now called fake news.

Reality Lost, Markets of attention, misinformation and manipulation

The media is being flooded by populist narratives, fake news, conspiracy theories and make-believe : how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state ?

Le Bûcher des vérités. Quelles stratégies dans un monde de fake news ?

La multiplication des faits alternatifs, l'hystérisation des débats, l'emprise croissante des dispositifs numériques et le culte de la disruption fragilisent la prise de parole et la capacité d'action des décideurs.

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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