Christoph Deppe<p>Research into how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> affects democracy has never been more important. But <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populists</span></a> discredit any findings that challenge their worldview. In my latest article on ECPR's The Loop I describe how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is changing the rules of communication, and manipulating public discourse</p><p><a href="https://theloop.ecpr.eu/gulf-of-america-how-the-spread-of-lies-is-reshaping-democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theloop.ecpr.eu/gulf-of-americ</span><span class="invisible">a-how-the-spread-of-lies-is-reshaping-democracy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicalscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polsci</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalcommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicalcommunication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/politicalscience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politicalscience</span></a></span></p>