In a world where technology development sets the pace of change, even our perception of reality undergoes a rapid transformation. Disinformation is a case point: the way this false or misleading content is created, spreads and looks like, has been changing quickly. Understanding this evolving dynamics...

Professor Stephan Lewandowsky is a cognitive scientist at the University of Bristol (UK). His research explores people's responses to mis- or disinformation and propaganda, why people reject well-established scientific facts, such as climate change or the effectiveness of vaccinations, and the potential...