Project description
Tools to protect democracy from populism
The rise of populist movements pits people against a so-called elite which includes the judiciary, mainstream media, politicians, experts and academics. The ERC-funded PRODEMINFO project will seek to gain a better understanding of people’s perception of truth amidst fake news and conspiracy theories. It will identify the scale and subject matter of misinformation. It will also combine controlled behavioural and cognitive experimentation with big data analysis of social media, simulation modelling of behaviour online and text modelling of large corpora. The findings will result in interventions that can be used to expose inaccurate information and raise awareness of the facts.
Fields of science
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Funding Scheme
ERC-ADG - Advanced GrantHost institution
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Net EU contribution
€ 1 454 825,79
Address
Beacon House Queens Road
BS8 1QU Bristol
United Kingdom
BS8 1QU Bristol
United Kingdom
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Region
South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bristol, City of
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Non-EU contribution
€ 0,25
Beneficiaries (3)
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 1 454 825,79
Address
Beacon House Queens Road
BS8 1QU Bristol
BS8 1QU Bristol
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Region
South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bristol, City of
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Non-EU contribution
€ 0,25
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ
Austria
Net EU contribution
€ 498 123,75
Address
Rechbauerstrasse 12
8010 Graz
8010 Graz
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Region
Südösterreich Steiermark Graz
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Non-EU contribution
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITAET POTSDAM
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 477 165,21
Address
Am Neuen Palais 10
14469 Potsdam
14469 Potsdam
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Region
Brandenburg Brandenburg Potsdam
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Non-EU contribution
€ 0,00