Combating misinformation: the importance of human judgement

Combating misinformation: the importance of human judgement

Blog Combating misinformation: the importance of human judgement Authors: Martino Mensio (Research Assistant), Lara Piccolo (Research Fellow), Tracie Farrell (Research Associate) at the Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University Limiting or even stopping...
The language of ‘fake news’. How and why does it work?

The language of ‘fake news’. How and why does it work?

Blog The language of ‘fake news’. How and why does it work? Authors: Ronald Denaux, Senior Researcher and José Manuel Gómez Pérez, R&D Director at Expert System Iberia Language is a flexible and dynamic tool for communication. It provides us with a better...
Why do people trust emotions more than facts?

Why do people trust emotions more than facts?

Blog Why do people trust emotions more than facts? Misinformation and Politics in the Post-Truth era. Author: Dr. Oul Han, Postdoc Researcher at University of Koblenz and Landau Misinformation, disinformation, and post-truth facts (varyingly called “lies”, “fake...