In this episode Professor of Formal Philosophy and Director for the Center for Information and Bubble Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Vincent Hendricks, discusses the role of emotions in the spread of fake news and disinformation online, why flows of malignant information are dangerous in a democratic context and what Denmark is doing about it.

Production team: Valentyna Shapovalova and Radina Vladimirova at UCPH

Host: Valentyna Shapovalova at UCPH

This podcast is published with the support of the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. It is part of the Jean Monnet Networks project ‘Post-Truth Politics, Nationalism and the (De)Legitimation of European Integration’. It reflects the author’s/interviewee's view. The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and the European Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.