This program, aimed at supporting original and innovative quantitative research projects that help better understand current social challenges, received 428 applications in 2024.
The project “Knowledge is Power: Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Diminish Fake News Spread and Susceptibility,” led by CIJ researcher Inês Sousa Guedes, is among the 17 grants awarded.
The study, whose team also includes CIJ researchers Carla Cardoso, Gilda Santos, Samuel Moreira, Margarida Santos, and Josefina Castro, as well as FDUP Criminology Master's student Matilde Vilhena, aims to analyse the factors that influence susceptibility to and the spread of fake news.
This is the first study in Portugal to delve into this subject with a representative sample, and it aims to have a positive impact on the fight against disinformation.
It will last two years and will be funded with 109,259.18€
