Elizaveta Gaufman, Assistant Professor in Russian discourse and politics at the University of Groningen, talks about misinformation and disinformation and how these affect liberal democracy. In this video, Gaufman explores how to fight disinformation, which includes an important role for social media platforms. How do emotions and identity, that are often part of disinformation campaigns, challenge the solutions of dealing with disinformation? Watch the video to find out.

For more information, find the focus paper “Tackling online disinformation at the institutional and societal level“, written by Elizaveta Gaufman and Martijn Schoonvelde.