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Epistemic Integrity and the Problem of Misinformation, Part I

Comparative Politics
Democracy
Political Theory
P198
Christoph Mohamad-Klotzbach
Würzburg Julius-Maximilians University
Michael Hoffmann
Georgia Institute of Technology
Norma Osterberg-Kaufmann
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Threats to Democracy and What to Do About Them: A Sciences of the Democracies Action Guide

Abstract

This panel explores how misinformation, conspiracy narratives, and digital media dynamics undermine the epistemic foundations of democratic practices and institutions. It welcomes interdisciplinary approaches linking cognitive science, communication studies, and political theory.

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