Team Update! 🔔 We’re saying goodbye to @nelejanssens.bsky.social - thanks for 3 great years! Nele passes the torch to Käbi Vanwinkelen, PhD Researcher @miplab.bsky.social. She joined to connect with fellow researchers and contribute to an inspiring community. Welcome @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social👋

What are the priorities for professionals in tackling disinformation? For the BENEDMO project, @ferrewouters.bsky.social , @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, and @bzar.bsky.social examined the needs of fact-checkers, media literacy practitioners and other disinformation experts.

🚨publication alert🚨 First article by @louiseglenisson.bsky.social. A massive systematic review (summarizing 290 articles) on the psychological states driving individuals' sustainable food behavior. Open access at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @miplab.bsky.social

📣“Daddy has to use strong language”📣 Wat gebeurt er als een NAVO-baas Trump in zijn eigen taalregister aanspreekt? 🔠 Over vleien, framing en strategisch leiderschap 👉 @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social @miplab.bsky.social

🎨 My new visual essay has been published: doi.org/10.1177/1470... It is an illustrated account of a 2021 hunger strike by undocumented immigrants in Brussels. Sketches + watercolor = powerful lens on protest, pain & visibility. 🔍 #VisualEssay #ArtsBasedResearch #HungerStrike @miplab.bsky.social

The first study of my PhD has been published in @journalcam.bsky.social! 🎉 Together with @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social and @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, we studied what factors in news elicit fear in children and how they perceive and experience the mediation of news by adults. Read it here!

Today, some members of the MIP lab went to the @vrtnws.be as they organised an inspiring event on the fight against misinformation and the role that fact-checkers and news media can play. With wonderful moderation and stimulating thoughts, the day was a great succes!

✅🔍 Op Internationale Fact-Checking Dag zetten we vanuit @miplab.bsky.social graag de wetenschappelijke inzichten rond fact-checking op een rijtje. Die kan je lezen in de SWAY-bijdrage van @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social @ferrewouters.bsky.social @babettehermans.bsky.social en mezelf.

Today, it’s International Fact-Checking Day! In times where social media platforms reject collaborations with them and citizens are concerned about false information, this day feels bittersweet. Let’s celebrate their hard work and mission today!

New publication of @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social and colleagues on the concept of news doubt to study uncertainty and variability in contemporary news evaluations. intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

@lisabormans.bsky.social deelt de eerste resultaten van haar doctoraatsonderzoek met haar peers tijdens de Dementia Lab conference in Aveiro, Portugal. “Onderzoekers naar personen met dementie zouden zich meer bewust moeten zijn van de ‘frames’ die ze zelf gebruiken,” zegt ze. @miplab.bsky.social

Will you also submit to the 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025)? ⏱️Deadline: 3 March (extended!) IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by @digisoc.bsky.social 🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025 📍 Leuven, Belgium 👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu

🎉 It’s a wrap! 👏 Super proud of our KU Leuven TEAM for hosting a fantastic #Etmaal2025! 🚀✨ What an amazing edition - so grateful to have been part of this journey! 🙌 🔥 @miplab.bsky.social @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social @kuleuven.bsky.social

3/3 lastly, from team @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, @verstappenmarie.bsky.social showcased her work on anticipated negative public feedback on social media editors and fact-checkers 📑

2/3 team @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social had @lisabormans.bsky.social taking about dementia framing while Baldwin presented Anaïs A’s work on framing of depaving. @silkebrandsen.bsky.social zoomed in on consolation strategies in children’s news 📺

Day 2 of MIP presentations at the #etmaal2025 : 1/3 Hannah Boen from team @timsmitstim.bsky.social presented her master thesis on the processes of meaning making in Flemish travel shows 🧳

@silkebrandsen.bsky.social presenting her research on consolation strategies in childrens’s television vs TikTok news. Keep an eye on her PhD research, more to come very soon! @miplab.bsky.social #etmaal2025

Framing of de-paving initiatives and other blue-green interventions. @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social presents our research at #etmaal2025

Social media editors and fact-checkers often receive negative public feedback and take this into account when selecting topic and language. @verstappenmarie.bsky.social from @miplab.bsky.social presenting her latest study at #etmaal2025

Proud that our very own @luciewittnerfx.bsky.social received the award for best article in Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap about X forwardings that contribute to social bot literacy. Congratulations! #etmaal2025

3/3 Team @timsmitstim.bsky.social demonstrated their expertise on healthy and sustainable food consumption, giving insights on the relevant behavioral determinants and the effects of digital interventions! 🍎 @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social @louiseglenisson.bsky.social @Lotte H. @Bram S. @Yara Q.

2/3 team @bzar.bsky.social presented their findings on reciprocal effects from their longitudinal studies. @luciewittnerfx.bsky.social focused on susceptibility to disinformation and trust outcomes, while Brahim gave us insights on populist ad exposure and trust in democracy💡

Day 1 at the #etmaal2025 conference: MIP lab showcased their interesting research from the past year! 1/3 Members of team @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social mostly focused on factchecking and political content on social media! 🔍 @catowaeterloos.bsky.social @ferrewouters @babettehermans.bsky.social

Do young people learn from political social media content? And does it motivate them to participate? @catowaeterloos.bsky.social just presented her work on this at #Etmaal2025

Our very own prof. Brahim Zarouali @bzar.bsky.social presented an interesting study on reciprocal dynamics between populist ad exposure and trust in democracy 🎤 at #etmaal2025 @etmaal2025.bsky.social

The relationship between fact-checks and trust explained by Ferre Wouters from @miplab.bsky.social Great presentation of the third study of his PhD at #etmaal2025

Mere exposure to fact-checks does not improve contested issue knowledge (sometimes even the oppposite), but reading fact-checks does. Interesting findings from @babettehermans.bsky.social from @miplab.bsky.social at #etmaal2025

🔴 LIVE at #Etmaal2025: @luciewittnerfx.bsky.social presents our latest research on the link between 📰 trust in news media, 🗳️ trust in democracy, and 🕵️‍♂️ susceptibility to disinformation. Crucial findings in today's battle against disinformation! ⚡️ @miplab.bsky.social @kuleuven.bsky.social

Already in the first two session blocks at #etmaal2025 our team gave a couple of great presentations. On food waste, drivers of sustainable food consumption, behavioral change techniques for sustainable foods, an experiment on social media food exposure and a content analysis of health messages.

Our #Etmaal2025 mobile app is now live!📱The app will be your ideal tool to bookmark the interesting sessions you don't want to miss! Most importantly: the app will contain the most up-to-date info of our programme. Check your email for instructions and start planning your Etmaal!

Excited to start working on the #infoodmation project (EU funded) where our team @miplab.bsky.social will focus on mapping food media and marketing strategies and building a register of food communication examples. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

With #etmaal2025 just around the corner, we’re excited to introduce our new research group! 🏛️📢 As part of the Communication Science department at KU Leuven, we’re co-organizing this vibrant conference—and this is just the beginning. Follow us for more updates on our research group!