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New on sahara-sahel.org | Policyinstitute.net, 14 July 2025

sahara-sahel.org |Capacity Building in the North of Africa

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Posted in P/CVE Assorted

Exploratory Framework: Ideological and Philosophical Constructs with Radical or Extremist Potential

The study of political and philosophical worldviews that may predispose individuals to radical or extremist beliefs remains an under-explored domain within both the social sciences and philosophy. While ideology itself…

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Posted in Politics P/CVE Technology Communications

Two Weeks in Soft Security: Free Resources on Countering Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation, June 2025 (II/II)

Browse and read from a list of the 350 most popular LinkedIn resources, also including 28 reports and five full eboks, five audios, and 16 videos – dealing with soft…

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Posted in Technology Communications

Deciphering authenticity in the age of AI: how AI-generated disinformation images and AI detection tools influence judgements of authenticity (AI & SOCIETY)

A better understanding of how people judge the authenticity of images is necessary given the rise of AI-generated false content, particularly realistic images used in political disinformation. The current study…

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Posted in Communications

How online misinformation works: a costly signalling perspective (arXiv)

The current chapter examines how reputational incentives that encourage speakers to speak honestly are altered by online communication, especially on social media. It looks at how online environments change the…

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Posted in Economy Communications

How media competition fuels the spread of misinformation (Science Advances)

News sources may share misinformation to gain short-term audience engagement, despite risking long-term credibility loss. The current study models their competition as a zero-sum game, where each source chooses between…

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Posted in Technology Communications

Narrative review and bibliometric analysis on infodemics and health misinformation: A trending global issue (Health Policy and Technology)

Time constraints, algorithmic amplification, and insufficient validation procedures all contribute to the spread of false information, which is further facilitated by mainstream news outlets, social media, and scholarly publications. Age,…

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Posted in Communications

Covering health misinformation: What journalists need to rethink (The Journalist’s Resource)

Correcting erroneous claims is only one aspect of debunking health misinformation. The panelists at a workshop held in May at the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists…

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