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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: Sincerity

Ethics of Sincerity, Surviving in the age of lies

Many are those who now constantly claim to be “truthful” or “authentic” to assert their legitimacy, feeding into a glorification of transparency. Whether in the management of private organizations or […]

The Art of Being Right

38 tricks and methods to appear to be right despite being objectively wrong, or to defeat your opponent by arguing in bad faith. A short treatise for anyone who is […]

The concern for sincerity

The conversations surrounding sincerity are as fierce and vivid as they are muddled. Yvon Belaval analyzes the ways in which sincerity relates to truth, knowledge and self-expression. In The concern […]

In Praise of Sincerity

Concealing oneself behind a mask, as Descartes once claimed, has become a necessity for anybody wishing to participate in the “spectacle society” that democracy has become. Montesquieu’s In Praise of […]

The Principle of Budget Sincerity

Recognised as a reference standard, the principle of sincerity in finance laws permeates the entire budgetary and financial process. In terms of effectiveness, the principle of sincerity is about to […]

The media, the world and I

Is it possible to renew the journalistic profession? Is it possible to adopt a different stance between producer and consumer of news so as to instore trust? Through this investigation, […]

Deception Detection for News: Three Types of Fakes

A fake news detection system aims to assist users in detecting and filtering out varieties of potentially deceptive news. The prediction of the chances that a particular news item is […]

The media, the world and I

La presse a du plomb dans l’aile, et le public semble en avoir ras le bol des informations déversées du matin au soir sur les ondes. Pourquoi et comment en sommes-nous arrivés là ?

Social Media Algorithms, Bots and Elections in Africa

Social media is becoming a dominant factor in electoral processes, with platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp increasingly having a tremendous influence on the creation, dissemination and consumption of […]

The post-truth era : Dishonesty and Deception in Contemporary Life

Deception has become the modern way of life. Where once the boundary line between truth and lies was clear and distinct, it is no longer so. In the post-truth era, […]

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