Babette Hermans
@babettehermans.bsky.social
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PhD researcher @KULeuven Passionate about books, news and niche internet references
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Digital Journalism
9 days ago
ONLINE FIRST! In this large-scale study of 14,891 fact-checks,
@babettehermans.bsky.social
et al. show that fact-checking organizations effectively adapt content to social media, maintaining hard news focus despite platform constraints. ➡️
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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA
7 months ago
Young Campaign Consumers: How Generation Z Consumes News and Acquires Current Affairs Knowledge Matthias Van Campenhout Political Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Margot Lissens, Babette Hermans Communication Science, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Media, Information & Persuasion Lab
7 months ago
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!
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Trots om in dit veld te kunnen werken, met inspirerende collega’s!
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7 months ago
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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!
7 months ago
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Media, Information & Persuasion Lab
9 months ago
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
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Michaël Opgenhaffen
9 months ago
Mere exposure to fact-checks does not improve contested issue knowledge (sometimes even the oppposite), but reading fact-checks does. Interesting findings from
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from
@miplab.bsky.social
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Ivan De Vadder
10 months ago
Jongeren scoren beter op politieke kennis na Jongerenstemtest van VRT NWS
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Jongeren scoren beter op politieke kennis na Jongerenstemtest van VRT NWS
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/01/15/jongerenstemtest-verhoogt-politieke-kennis-bij-jongeren/
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Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will stop collaborating with fact-checkers on its platforms. Besides the practicalities, the tone of the message was equally concerning. In our opinion piece for Knack, we discussed the implications. Here are some of our key thoughtsđź§µ
10 months ago
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