Media, Information & Persuasion Lab
@miplab.bsky.social
KU Leuven, Department of Communication Science. The Media, Information & Persuasion Lab (MIP Lab) is a research group focusing on the role of media, information, and persuasion in society.
Hoe zorgen we voor universele toegang tot betrouwbare informatie? Tijdens de BENEDMO- conferentie Mis(sing)information gaan experts in gesprek over digitale inclusie en het bestrijden van misinformatie.
📅 5/12 | KUL campus Opera
✅ Schrijf je in en ontdek het volledige programma: lnkd.in/e6_dwdtM
📅 5/12 | KUL campus Opera
✅ Schrijf je in en ontdek het volledige programma: lnkd.in/e6_dwdtM
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Hoe zorgen we voor universele toegang tot betrouwbare informatie? Tijdens de BENEDMO- conferentie Mis(sing)information gaan experts in gesprek over digitale inclusie en het bestrijden van misinformatie.
📅 5/12 | KUL campus Opera
✅ Schrijf je in en ontdek het volledige programma: lnkd.in/e6_dwdtM
📅 5/12 | KUL campus Opera
✅ Schrijf je in en ontdek het volledige programma: lnkd.in/e6_dwdtM
The MIP-Lab is involved in BENEDMO, a Flemish-Dutch collaboration against disinformation. The project’s second phase started in July 2024 and in this fact sheet, we look back on important achievements from the past year💥
For more info, check the full recap: lnkd.in/eaAxe3Bz
For more info, check the full recap: lnkd.in/eaAxe3Bz
October 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The MIP-Lab is involved in BENEDMO, a Flemish-Dutch collaboration against disinformation. The project’s second phase started in July 2024 and in this fact sheet, we look back on important achievements from the past year💥
For more info, check the full recap: lnkd.in/eaAxe3Bz
For more info, check the full recap: lnkd.in/eaAxe3Bz
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Team Update! 🔔
We’re saying goodbye to @nelejanssens.bsky.social - thanks for 3 great years!
Nele passes the torch to Käbi Vanwinkelen, PhD Researcher @miplab.bsky.social. She joined to connect with fellow researchers and contribute to an inspiring community. Welcome @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social👋
We’re saying goodbye to @nelejanssens.bsky.social - thanks for 3 great years!
Nele passes the torch to Käbi Vanwinkelen, PhD Researcher @miplab.bsky.social. She joined to connect with fellow researchers and contribute to an inspiring community. Welcome @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social👋
July 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Team Update! 🔔
We’re saying goodbye to @nelejanssens.bsky.social - thanks for 3 great years!
Nele passes the torch to Käbi Vanwinkelen, PhD Researcher @miplab.bsky.social. She joined to connect with fellow researchers and contribute to an inspiring community. Welcome @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social👋
We’re saying goodbye to @nelejanssens.bsky.social - thanks for 3 great years!
Nele passes the torch to Käbi Vanwinkelen, PhD Researcher @miplab.bsky.social. She joined to connect with fellow researchers and contribute to an inspiring community. Welcome @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social👋
What are the priorities for professionals in tackling disinformation? For the BENEDMO project, @ferrewouters.bsky.social , @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, and @bzar.bsky.social examined the needs of fact-checkers, media literacy practitioners and other disinformation experts.
Wat heeft het BENEDMO netwerk nodig in hun werk tegen desinformatie - BENEDMO
Een opvallende trend is dat professionals die zich intensiever bezighouden met desinformatie, vaker geavanceerde vaardigheden gebruiken, zoals visuele
benedmo.eu
July 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
What are the priorities for professionals in tackling disinformation? For the BENEDMO project, @ferrewouters.bsky.social , @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, and @bzar.bsky.social examined the needs of fact-checkers, media literacy practitioners and other disinformation experts.
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🚨publication alert🚨 First article by @louiseglenisson.bsky.social. A massive systematic review (summarizing 290 articles) on the psychological states driving individuals' sustainable food behavior. Open access at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@miplab.bsky.social
@miplab.bsky.social
“Thought for food”: A systematic review of how psychological state factors affect sustainable food outcomes
Given the harmful environmental, social, and economic impacts of our current food system, it is essential to develop a comprehensive understanding of …
www.sciencedirect.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨publication alert🚨 First article by @louiseglenisson.bsky.social. A massive systematic review (summarizing 290 articles) on the psychological states driving individuals' sustainable food behavior. Open access at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@miplab.bsky.social
@miplab.bsky.social
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📣“Daddy has to use strong language”📣
Wat gebeurt er als een NAVO-baas Trump in zijn eigen taalregister aanspreekt? 🔠
Over vleien, framing en strategisch leiderschap 👉
@sampolmaandblad.bsky.social @miplab.bsky.social
Wat gebeurt er als een NAVO-baas Trump in zijn eigen taalregister aanspreekt? 🔠
Over vleien, framing en strategisch leiderschap 👉
@sampolmaandblad.bsky.social @miplab.bsky.social
Wat bezielt een ervaren politicus als Mark Rutte om zich communicatief aan te passen aan de retorische stijl van Trump?
Analyse van communicatiewetenschapper @bzar.bsky.social
👉 www.sampol.be/2025/06/dadd...
Analyse van communicatiewetenschapper @bzar.bsky.social
👉 www.sampol.be/2025/06/dadd...
'Daddy diplomacy': retoriek met bijbedoelingen?
Wat bezielt een ervaren politicus als Mark Rutte om zich communicatief aan te passen aan de retorische stijl van Trump?
www.sampol.be
June 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📣“Daddy has to use strong language”📣
Wat gebeurt er als een NAVO-baas Trump in zijn eigen taalregister aanspreekt? 🔠
Over vleien, framing en strategisch leiderschap 👉
@sampolmaandblad.bsky.social @miplab.bsky.social
Wat gebeurt er als een NAVO-baas Trump in zijn eigen taalregister aanspreekt? 🔠
Over vleien, framing en strategisch leiderschap 👉
@sampolmaandblad.bsky.social @miplab.bsky.social
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🎨 My new visual essay has been published: doi.org/10.1177/1470...
It is an illustrated account of a 2021 hunger strike by undocumented immigrants in Brussels.
Sketches + watercolor = powerful lens on protest, pain & visibility.
🔍 #VisualEssay #ArtsBasedResearch #HungerStrike @miplab.bsky.social
It is an illustrated account of a 2021 hunger strike by undocumented immigrants in Brussels.
Sketches + watercolor = powerful lens on protest, pain & visibility.
🔍 #VisualEssay #ArtsBasedResearch #HungerStrike @miplab.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🎨 My new visual essay has been published: doi.org/10.1177/1470...
It is an illustrated account of a 2021 hunger strike by undocumented immigrants in Brussels.
Sketches + watercolor = powerful lens on protest, pain & visibility.
🔍 #VisualEssay #ArtsBasedResearch #HungerStrike @miplab.bsky.social
It is an illustrated account of a 2021 hunger strike by undocumented immigrants in Brussels.
Sketches + watercolor = powerful lens on protest, pain & visibility.
🔍 #VisualEssay #ArtsBasedResearch #HungerStrike @miplab.bsky.social
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The first study of my PhD has been published in @journalcam.bsky.social! 🎉 Together with @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social and @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, we studied what factors in news elicit fear in children and how they perceive and experience the mediation of news by adults. Read it here!
Children’s perceptions of scary news in Belgium: Examining parental mediation and consolation strategies from their perspective
Negative news items can cause fear reactions in children, which has prompted various parental mediation strategies and recommendations for news makers on how to make the news less scary. However, r...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The first study of my PhD has been published in @journalcam.bsky.social! 🎉 Together with @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social and @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, we studied what factors in news elicit fear in children and how they perceive and experience the mediation of news by adults. Read it here!
Today, some members of the MIP lab went to the @vrtnws.be as they organised an inspiring event on the fight against misinformation and the role that fact-checkers and news media can play. With wonderful moderation and stimulating thoughts, the day was a great succes!
April 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Today, some members of the MIP lab went to the @vrtnws.be as they organised an inspiring event on the fight against misinformation and the role that fact-checkers and news media can play. With wonderful moderation and stimulating thoughts, the day was a great succes!
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✅🔍 Op Internationale Fact-Checking Dag zetten we vanuit @miplab.bsky.social graag de wetenschappelijke inzichten rond fact-checking op een rijtje. Die kan je lezen in de SWAY-bijdrage van @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social @ferrewouters.bsky.social @babettehermans.bsky.social en mezelf.
Fact-checking in de strijd tegen desinformatie: wat werkt- en wat niet? | SWAY
Worden fact-checks effectief gelezen? Slagen ze erin foutieve informatie te corrigeren? En hoe kunnen ze het best worden gepresenteerd?
soc.kuleuven.be
April 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
✅🔍 Op Internationale Fact-Checking Dag zetten we vanuit @miplab.bsky.social graag de wetenschappelijke inzichten rond fact-checking op een rijtje. Die kan je lezen in de SWAY-bijdrage van @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social @ferrewouters.bsky.social @babettehermans.bsky.social en mezelf.
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Today, it’s International Fact-Checking Day! In times where social media platforms reject collaborations with them and citizens are concerned about false information, this day feels bittersweet. Let’s celebrate their hard work and mission today!
April 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Today, it’s International Fact-Checking Day! In times where social media platforms reject collaborations with them and citizens are concerned about false information, this day feels bittersweet. Let’s celebrate their hard work and mission today!
New publication of @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social and colleagues on the concept of news doubt to study uncertainty and variability in contemporary news evaluations. intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
‘Did this really happen or not?’: Exploring news doubt and its antecedents | Intellect
In recent decades, scholars have made great efforts to analyse and monitor audiences’ levels of trust in news and information. To capture these levels, research has primarily relied on concepts such a...
intellectdiscover.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New publication of @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social and colleagues on the concept of news doubt to study uncertainty and variability in contemporary news evaluations. intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
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@lisabormans.bsky.social deelt de eerste resultaten van haar doctoraatsonderzoek met haar peers tijdens de Dementia Lab conference in Aveiro, Portugal. “Onderzoekers naar personen met dementie zouden zich meer bewust moeten zijn van de ‘frames’ die ze zelf gebruiken,” zegt ze. @miplab.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@lisabormans.bsky.social deelt de eerste resultaten van haar doctoraatsonderzoek met haar peers tijdens de Dementia Lab conference in Aveiro, Portugal. “Onderzoekers naar personen met dementie zouden zich meer bewust moeten zijn van de ‘frames’ die ze zelf gebruiken,” zegt ze. @miplab.bsky.social
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Will you also submit to the 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025)?
⏱️Deadline: 3 March (extended!)
IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by @digisoc.bsky.social
🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025
📍 Leuven, Belgium
👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu
⏱️Deadline: 3 March (extended!)
IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by @digisoc.bsky.social
🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025
📍 Leuven, Belgium
👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu
Welcome to the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025), hosted and organised by the KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) on the 15th and 16th of September 2025 in the historic and vibrant city of Leuven, Belgium.
inclusivedigitalsociety.eu
February 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Will you also submit to the 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025)?
⏱️Deadline: 3 March (extended!)
IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by @digisoc.bsky.social
🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025
📍 Leuven, Belgium
👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu
⏱️Deadline: 3 March (extended!)
IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by @digisoc.bsky.social
🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025
📍 Leuven, Belgium
👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu
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🎉 It’s a wrap! 👏 Super proud of our KU Leuven TEAM for hosting a fantastic #Etmaal2025! 🚀✨ What an amazing edition - so grateful to have been part of this journey! 🙌 🔥 @miplab.bsky.social @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social @kuleuven.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🎉 It’s a wrap! 👏 Super proud of our KU Leuven TEAM for hosting a fantastic #Etmaal2025! 🚀✨ What an amazing edition - so grateful to have been part of this journey! 🙌 🔥 @miplab.bsky.social @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social @kuleuven.bsky.social
3/3 lastly, from team @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, @verstappenmarie.bsky.social showcased her work on anticipated negative public feedback on social media editors and fact-checkers 📑
February 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
3/3 lastly, from team @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, @verstappenmarie.bsky.social showcased her work on anticipated negative public feedback on social media editors and fact-checkers 📑
2/3 team @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social had @lisabormans.bsky.social taking about dementia framing while Baldwin presented Anaïs A’s work on framing of depaving. @silkebrandsen.bsky.social zoomed in on consolation strategies in children’s news 📺
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
2/3 team @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social had @lisabormans.bsky.social taking about dementia framing while Baldwin presented Anaïs A’s work on framing of depaving. @silkebrandsen.bsky.social zoomed in on consolation strategies in children’s news 📺
Day 2 of MIP presentations at the #etmaal2025 :
1/3 Hannah Boen from team @timsmitstim.bsky.social presented her master thesis on the processes of meaning making in Flemish travel shows 🧳
1/3 Hannah Boen from team @timsmitstim.bsky.social presented her master thesis on the processes of meaning making in Flemish travel shows 🧳
February 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Day 2 of MIP presentations at the #etmaal2025 :
1/3 Hannah Boen from team @timsmitstim.bsky.social presented her master thesis on the processes of meaning making in Flemish travel shows 🧳
1/3 Hannah Boen from team @timsmitstim.bsky.social presented her master thesis on the processes of meaning making in Flemish travel shows 🧳
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@silkebrandsen.bsky.social presenting her research on consolation strategies in childrens’s television vs TikTok news. Keep an eye on her PhD research, more to come very soon! @miplab.bsky.social #etmaal2025
February 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@silkebrandsen.bsky.social presenting her research on consolation strategies in childrens’s television vs TikTok news. Keep an eye on her PhD research, more to come very soon! @miplab.bsky.social #etmaal2025
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Framing of de-paving initiatives and other blue-green interventions. @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social presents our research at #etmaal2025
February 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Framing of de-paving initiatives and other blue-green interventions. @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social presents our research at #etmaal2025
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Social media editors and fact-checkers often receive negative public feedback and take this into account when selecting topic and language. @verstappenmarie.bsky.social from @miplab.bsky.social presenting her latest study at #etmaal2025
February 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Social media editors and fact-checkers often receive negative public feedback and take this into account when selecting topic and language. @verstappenmarie.bsky.social from @miplab.bsky.social presenting her latest study at #etmaal2025
Proud that our very own @luciewittnerfx.bsky.social received the award for best article in Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap about X forwardings that contribute to social bot literacy. Congratulations! #etmaal2025
February 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Proud that our very own @luciewittnerfx.bsky.social received the award for best article in Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap about X forwardings that contribute to social bot literacy. Congratulations! #etmaal2025
3/3 Team @timsmitstim.bsky.social demonstrated their expertise on healthy and sustainable food consumption, giving insights on the relevant behavioral determinants and the effects of digital interventions! 🍎 @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social @louiseglenisson.bsky.social @Lotte H. @Bram S. @Yara Q.
February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
3/3 Team @timsmitstim.bsky.social demonstrated their expertise on healthy and sustainable food consumption, giving insights on the relevant behavioral determinants and the effects of digital interventions! 🍎 @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social @louiseglenisson.bsky.social @Lotte H. @Bram S. @Yara Q.
2/3 team @bzar.bsky.social presented their findings on reciprocal effects from their longitudinal studies. @luciewittnerfx.bsky.social focused on susceptibility to disinformation and trust outcomes, while Brahim gave us insights on populist ad exposure and trust in democracy💡
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
2/3 team @bzar.bsky.social presented their findings on reciprocal effects from their longitudinal studies. @luciewittnerfx.bsky.social focused on susceptibility to disinformation and trust outcomes, while Brahim gave us insights on populist ad exposure and trust in democracy💡
Day 1 at the #etmaal2025 conference: MIP lab showcased their interesting research from the past year!
1/3 Members of team @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social mostly focused on factchecking and political content on social media! 🔍 @catowaeterloos.bsky.social @ferrewouters @babettehermans.bsky.social
1/3 Members of team @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social mostly focused on factchecking and political content on social media! 🔍 @catowaeterloos.bsky.social @ferrewouters @babettehermans.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Day 1 at the #etmaal2025 conference: MIP lab showcased their interesting research from the past year!
1/3 Members of team @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social mostly focused on factchecking and political content on social media! 🔍 @catowaeterloos.bsky.social @ferrewouters @babettehermans.bsky.social
1/3 Members of team @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social mostly focused on factchecking and political content on social media! 🔍 @catowaeterloos.bsky.social @ferrewouters @babettehermans.bsky.social