Emma Hoes
@emmahoes.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher | 🔍(Political) News, (Mis)information | Social Media | Trust & Skepticism | AI | (Field) Experiments🔬
Challenging alarmist views on AI and disinformation
University of Zurich, Dept of Political Science
💻 www.emmahoes.com
Challenging alarmist views on AI and disinformation
University of Zurich, Dept of Political Science
💻 www.emmahoes.com
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Emma Hoes
@emmahoes.bsky.social
· Jun 27
🚨 Now out in Nature Human Behaviour 🚨
We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
On this hot, sunny day in Madrid 🌞 during EPSA - happy to see this out in Nature Human Behavior 🚀
We show that, with the right incentives, social media cán do good!
We show that, with the right incentives, social media cán do good!
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Interesting unpacking of deepfakes:
- darkfakes
- glowfakes
- foefakes
- fanfakes
“A blanket approach to “fighting deepfakes” risks treating satirical content the same as malicious attacks”
@morganwack.bsky.social & co in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/scrutinizing...
- darkfakes
- glowfakes
- foefakes
- fanfakes
“A blanket approach to “fighting deepfakes” risks treating satirical content the same as malicious attacks”
@morganwack.bsky.social & co in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/scrutinizing...
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Interesting unpacking of deepfakes:
- darkfakes
- glowfakes
- foefakes
- fanfakes
“A blanket approach to “fighting deepfakes” risks treating satirical content the same as malicious attacks”
@morganwack.bsky.social & co in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/scrutinizing...
- darkfakes
- glowfakes
- foefakes
- fanfakes
“A blanket approach to “fighting deepfakes” risks treating satirical content the same as malicious attacks”
@morganwack.bsky.social & co in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/scrutinizing...
Reposted by Emma Hoes
new research out in @polbehavior.bsky.social from @emmahoes.bsky.social and friends on misinformation and trust in scientists:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
(Media Attention to) Misinformation Can Undermine Trust in Scientists - Political Behavior
Could news coverage of misinformation be harmful? Across two studies on U.S. citizens, we examine whether news coverage of misinformation generates misperceptions and decreases levels of trust in info...
link.springer.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
new research out in @polbehavior.bsky.social from @emmahoes.bsky.social and friends on misinformation and trust in scientists:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🚨 New paper 🚨
Sexually explicit deepfakes 🤖 hurt politicians on almost all fronts...
This is the case ***even*** when people realized the image wasn't real 🤯, and effects are stronger for male 👨 than female 👩 candidates
Link to preprint: tinyurl.com/pnnkhfks
Sexually explicit deepfakes 🤖 hurt politicians on almost all fronts...
This is the case ***even*** when people realized the image wasn't real 🤯, and effects are stronger for male 👨 than female 👩 candidates
Link to preprint: tinyurl.com/pnnkhfks
October 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🚨 New paper 🚨
Sexually explicit deepfakes 🤖 hurt politicians on almost all fronts...
This is the case ***even*** when people realized the image wasn't real 🤯, and effects are stronger for male 👨 than female 👩 candidates
Link to preprint: tinyurl.com/pnnkhfks
Sexually explicit deepfakes 🤖 hurt politicians on almost all fronts...
This is the case ***even*** when people realized the image wasn't real 🤯, and effects are stronger for male 👨 than female 👩 candidates
Link to preprint: tinyurl.com/pnnkhfks
What about debriefings in Misinformation Research?
✅ Only specific debriefings reduce belief in false info
⚠️ Both slightly reduce belief in true info
🧠 Only specific boosts perceived learning
🟢 Only general reduces manipulation & frustration
🔍 Both increase transparency
osf.io/preprints/ps...
✅ Only specific debriefings reduce belief in false info
⚠️ Both slightly reduce belief in true info
🧠 Only specific boosts perceived learning
🟢 Only general reduces manipulation & frustration
🔍 Both increase transparency
osf.io/preprints/ps...
July 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
What about debriefings in Misinformation Research?
✅ Only specific debriefings reduce belief in false info
⚠️ Both slightly reduce belief in true info
🧠 Only specific boosts perceived learning
🟢 Only general reduces manipulation & frustration
🔍 Both increase transparency
osf.io/preprints/ps...
✅ Only specific debriefings reduce belief in false info
⚠️ Both slightly reduce belief in true info
🧠 Only specific boosts perceived learning
🟢 Only general reduces manipulation & frustration
🔍 Both increase transparency
osf.io/preprints/ps...
On this hot, sunny day in Madrid 🌞 during EPSA - happy to see this out in Nature Human Behavior 🚀
We show that, with the right incentives, social media cán do good!
We show that, with the right incentives, social media cán do good!
🚨 Now out in Nature Human Behaviour 🚨
We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
June 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
On this hot, sunny day in Madrid 🌞 during EPSA - happy to see this out in Nature Human Behavior 🚀
We show that, with the right incentives, social media cán do good!
We show that, with the right incentives, social media cán do good!
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Just published in @pnas.org
@emmahoes.bsky.social and I find that people are far more concerned about AI’s immediate harms than about speculative existential risks. Doomsday talk raises concern about catastrophic outcomes but doesn’t reduce worry about today’s risks
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@emmahoes.bsky.social and I find that people are far more concerned about AI’s immediate harms than about speculative existential risks. Doomsday talk raises concern about catastrophic outcomes but doesn’t reduce worry about today’s risks
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
April 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just published in @pnas.org
@emmahoes.bsky.social and I find that people are far more concerned about AI’s immediate harms than about speculative existential risks. Doomsday talk raises concern about catastrophic outcomes but doesn’t reduce worry about today’s risks
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@emmahoes.bsky.social and I find that people are far more concerned about AI’s immediate harms than about speculative existential risks. Doomsday talk raises concern about catastrophic outcomes but doesn’t reduce worry about today’s risks
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🚨New paper out in @pnas.org with @fgilardi.bsky.social !
Existential AI risks do **not** distract from immediate harms. In our study (n = 10,800), people consistently prioritize current threats - bias, misinformation, job loss - over sci-fi doom!
💥👉 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Existential AI risks do **not** distract from immediate harms. In our study (n = 10,800), people consistently prioritize current threats - bias, misinformation, job loss - over sci-fi doom!
💥👉 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
April 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🚨New paper out in @pnas.org with @fgilardi.bsky.social !
Existential AI risks do **not** distract from immediate harms. In our study (n = 10,800), people consistently prioritize current threats - bias, misinformation, job loss - over sci-fi doom!
💥👉 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Existential AI risks do **not** distract from immediate harms. In our study (n = 10,800), people consistently prioritize current threats - bias, misinformation, job loss - over sci-fi doom!
💥👉 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reminder to apply for the EUI Alumni Conference (also open to EUI PhDs and fellows)! Deadline is this Friday, March 14th. Looking forward!
🎓Delighted to announce that the 2025 annual EUI Alumni Association will take place on 11th of June on "Reimagining the Role of Academia in Challenging Times" - The call for proposals is open to EUI Alumni and the EUI community! @eui-eu.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Reminder to apply for the EUI Alumni Conference (also open to EUI PhDs and fellows)! Deadline is this Friday, March 14th. Looking forward!
Looking forward to be presenting joint work in progress with @klueserthan.bsky.social and @sachaltay.bsky.social on ‘The Hidden Politics of Social Media’
🎉 The lineup for the Spring 2025 Brown Bag Seminar at PolSem – @uniluzern.bsky.social is set!
🗺️This year, we are opening up to external presenters for the first time, and it has been a great success.
Excited to host them and looking forward to the discussions ahead! Check the calendar below 👇
🗺️This year, we are opening up to external presenters for the first time, and it has been a great success.
Excited to host them and looking forward to the discussions ahead! Check the calendar below 👇
March 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Looking forward to be presenting joint work in progress with @klueserthan.bsky.social and @sachaltay.bsky.social on ‘The Hidden Politics of Social Media’
A car attack in Munich just days before the election-was it a game-changer? Politico speculated it could boost the AfD, but the results tell a different story. Our research on the Utrecht attack shows why voters often rally around incumbents instead: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Prominence over proximity? Terror attacks’ impact on party preferences | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Prominence over proximity? Terror attacks’ impact on party preferences - Volume 16 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
February 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A car attack in Munich just days before the election-was it a game-changer? Politico speculated it could boost the AfD, but the results tell a different story. Our research on the Utrecht attack shows why voters often rally around incumbents instead: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Any tips/recommendations are welcome!
P.S. Is Qualtrics pricing itself out of the academic market purposefully, you think?
P.S. Is Qualtrics pricing itself out of the academic market purposefully, you think?
Fellow academics: what are your experiences with renewing Qualtrics contracts (institutional or individual)? We’re seeing absolutely outrageous price increases.
February 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Any tips/recommendations are welcome!
P.S. Is Qualtrics pricing itself out of the academic market purposefully, you think?
P.S. Is Qualtrics pricing itself out of the academic market purposefully, you think?
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Social media fragmentation: do online platforms drown democracy in noise? feat. @hannesbajohr.de & @emmahoes.bsky.social
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/democrac...
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/democrac...
Social media fragmentation: do online platforms drown democracy in noise?
With artificial intelligence set to potentially flood the internet with content, is it all over for a harmonious digital public sphere?
www.swissinfo.ch
February 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Social media fragmentation: do online platforms drown democracy in noise? feat. @hannesbajohr.de & @emmahoes.bsky.social
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/democrac...
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/democrac...
To my fellow former or current EUI members —> The EUI Alumni Association is now also on BlueSky 👋 @eui-alumni.bsky.social
Make sure to follow and apply for the Alumni Conference on the Role of Academia in Challenging times on June 11th in beautiful Florence 🌞
Make sure to follow and apply for the Alumni Conference on the Role of Academia in Challenging times on June 11th in beautiful Florence 🌞
February 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
To my fellow former or current EUI members —> The EUI Alumni Association is now also on BlueSky 👋 @eui-alumni.bsky.social
Make sure to follow and apply for the Alumni Conference on the Role of Academia in Challenging times on June 11th in beautiful Florence 🌞
Make sure to follow and apply for the Alumni Conference on the Role of Academia in Challenging times on June 11th in beautiful Florence 🌞
Reposted by Emma Hoes
🎓Delighted to announce that the 2025 annual EUI Alumni Association will take place on 11th of June on "Reimagining the Role of Academia in Challenging Times" - The call for proposals is open to EUI Alumni and the EUI community! @eui-eu.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🎓Delighted to announce that the 2025 annual EUI Alumni Association will take place on 11th of June on "Reimagining the Role of Academia in Challenging Times" - The call for proposals is open to EUI Alumni and the EUI community! @eui-eu.bsky.social
“[…] the tech panic isn’t based on evidence. It’s based on vibes.”
Refreshing read, this piece in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Refreshing read, this piece in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
All in the mind? The surprising truth about brain rot
Is screen use really sapping our ability to focus and lowering our IQs? The scientists who have actually analysed the data give their verdict
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
“[…] the tech panic isn’t based on evidence. It’s based on vibes.”
Refreshing read, this piece in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Refreshing read, this piece in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Exciting news ✨ The new Vienna Doctoral College for Digital Humanism has 5 open PhD positions, one of them based in our very own POLCOM group. Thinking of applying, or know someone who might be interested? All info can be found 🔗 t.ly/836lz
⭐ CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 5 open PhD Positions at the newly founded Vienna Doctoral College for Digital Humanism, funded by the WWTF, @univie.ac.at , Technische Universität Wien and WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business).
All information here:
t.ly/836lz
All information here:
t.ly/836lz
December 11, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Exciting news ✨ The new Vienna Doctoral College for Digital Humanism has 5 open PhD positions, one of them based in our very own POLCOM group. Thinking of applying, or know someone who might be interested? All info can be found 🔗 t.ly/836lz
Reposted by Emma Hoes
🚨 New publication alert in PSRM! 🚨
Our latest paper examines gender bias in media coverage of elections and the factors influencing it.
Read more: doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
With @fgilardi.bsky.social y.social & @gessler.bsky.social
Our latest paper examines gender bias in media coverage of elections and the factors influencing it.
Read more: doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
With @fgilardi.bsky.social y.social & @gessler.bsky.social
Advocacy campaigns and gender bias in media coverage of elections | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
Advocacy campaigns and gender bias in media coverage of elections
www.cambridge.org
December 2, 2024 at 1:53 PM
🚨 New publication alert in PSRM! 🚨
Our latest paper examines gender bias in media coverage of elections and the factors influencing it.
Read more: doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
With @fgilardi.bsky.social y.social & @gessler.bsky.social
Our latest paper examines gender bias in media coverage of elections and the factors influencing it.
Read more: doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
With @fgilardi.bsky.social y.social & @gessler.bsky.social
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Regarding monetization, this article may be relevant:
November 24, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Regarding monetization, this article may be relevant:
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Disclosure of AI-Generated News Increases Engagement but Does Not Reduce Aversion, Despite Positive Quality Ratings
New version, with @emmahoes.bsky.social et al.
arxiv.org/abs/2409.035...
New version, with @emmahoes.bsky.social et al.
arxiv.org/abs/2409.035...
November 18, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Disclosure of AI-Generated News Increases Engagement but Does Not Reduce Aversion, Despite Positive Quality Ratings
New version, with @emmahoes.bsky.social et al.
arxiv.org/abs/2409.035...
New version, with @emmahoes.bsky.social et al.
arxiv.org/abs/2409.035...
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Hier is de brief van staatssecretaris Nora Achahbar (NSC) met een toelichting op haar aftreden.
November 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Hier is de brief van staatssecretaris Nora Achahbar (NSC) met een toelichting op haar aftreden.
Reposted by Emma Hoes
✨ New paper! ✨
Disclosure of AI-Generated News Increases Engagement but Does Not Reduce Aversion, Despite Positive Quality Ratings
with @emmahoes.bsky.social et al.
#polisky #commsky
arxiv.org/abs/2409.03500
Disclosure of AI-Generated News Increases Engagement but Does Not Reduce Aversion, Despite Positive Quality Ratings
with @emmahoes.bsky.social et al.
#polisky #commsky
arxiv.org/abs/2409.03500
Disclosure of AI-Generated News Increases Engagement but Does Not...
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to its application in many areas, including journalism. One key issue is the public's perception of AI-generated content. This preregistered...
arxiv.org
September 6, 2024 at 9:33 AM
✨ New paper! ✨
Disclosure of AI-Generated News Increases Engagement but Does Not Reduce Aversion, Despite Positive Quality Ratings
with @emmahoes.bsky.social et al.
#polisky #commsky
arxiv.org/abs/2409.03500
Disclosure of AI-Generated News Increases Engagement but Does Not Reduce Aversion, Despite Positive Quality Ratings
with @emmahoes.bsky.social et al.
#polisky #commsky
arxiv.org/abs/2409.03500
Reposted by Emma Hoes
Interesting! More evidence that we should eschew a defense-against-the-dark-arts approach to teaching media literacy in favor of something more balanced, affirming, & helpful. (Full disclosure: that’s the tack @hibitus-habitus.bsky.social & I take in our new kids’ book: Gram & Gran Save the Summer.
🥳 New publication in Communications Psychology!
As misinfo is rare and more news is reliable, do media literacy tips boosting trust in true news work just as well as ones promoting skepticism of false news? Yes! And as a bonus, they also boost trust in the media! 🗞️
Full paper 👉 shorturl.at/d8CNp
As misinfo is rare and more news is reliable, do media literacy tips boosting trust in true news work just as well as ones promoting skepticism of false news? Yes! And as a bonus, they also boost trust in the media! 🗞️
Full paper 👉 shorturl.at/d8CNp
August 25, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Interesting! More evidence that we should eschew a defense-against-the-dark-arts approach to teaching media literacy in favor of something more balanced, affirming, & helpful. (Full disclosure: that’s the tack @hibitus-habitus.bsky.social & I take in our new kids’ book: Gram & Gran Save the Summer.