In Germany, the discussion reveals that there are many fears but hardly any reliable data. It is also unclear how effective already introduced counter measures really are.
In our project “Measuring Fake News” we get to the bottom of things. One goal is to understand and explain the scope and effects of fake news in Germany by collecting and analyzing data – together with an international network of experts. Another goal is to ascertain data about the success of debunking.
More about the project in German here.
On July 12, we host a lecture by dr Michał Kosinski, a psychologist and data scientist from Stanford University who developed a method to analyze people based on their Facebook activity.