About this episode
The episode discusses how misinformation influences public opinion and behavior, especially during elections, with insights from experts in media literacy.
A conversation with Laurence Vardaxoghlou, a researcher at Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Camille Lafrance, Director of Fake Off, a French organization dedicated to media literacy, exploring how misinformation shapes public opinion and behavior, particularly during elections and why emotion, fear and polarization makes societies susceptible to manipulated information.
People in this episode
Guests: Laurence Vardaxoghlou, Camille Lafrance
Topics covered
- misinformation
- public opinion
- media literacy
- elections
- emotional manipulation
- polarization
Keywords
- misinformation
- public opinion
- media literacy
- elections
- fear
- polarization
- manipulated information
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Fake Off
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