Articles by Laura Jacobs

March 29, 2023

🔮 Social media: populists’ partners in crime

Laura Jacobs

Social media play a key role in amplifying populist messages. The resulting misinformation, political polarisation, and the proliferation of hate speech, pose challenges for democracy. Laura Jacobs steps into the populist echo chamber

Laura Jacobs

FRS-FNRS Chargée de recherches, Université Libre de Bruxelles / University of Antwerp

Laura's research interests include anti-immigration party support, voting behaviour, populism and media effects.

She tweets @LCJacobs89

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