Michaël Opgenhaffen
@michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social
Professor at University of Leuven (KU Leuven) // Digital news and journalism // Affiliated U. of Leiden // supporter of SK Beveren.
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ONLINE FIRST! In this large-scale study of 14,891 fact-checks, @babettehermans.bsky.social et al. show that fact-checking organizations effectively adapt content to social media, maintaining hard news focus despite platform constraints.
➡️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
➡️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
ONLINE FIRST! In this large-scale study of 14,891 fact-checks, @babettehermans.bsky.social et al. show that fact-checking organizations effectively adapt content to social media, maintaining hard news focus despite platform constraints.
➡️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
➡️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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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...
www.tandfonline.com
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!
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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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Professor @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social reflecteert over factchecking en AI. 'De nieuwe tools zijn zeker waardevolle hulpmiddelen, maar menselijke input blijft cruciaal voor een gedegen verificatie.' Het volledige artikel👉 www.journalist.be/nl/nieuws/de...
De complexe relatie tussen AI en factchecking
Op 12 december gaven Rien Emmery (VRT NWS) en Lotte Lambrecht (Knack) in de VVJ Academy een gesmaakte uiteenzetting over factchecking in tijden van AI. We vroegen Michaël Opgenhaffen, professor digita...
www.journalist.be
February 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Professor @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social reflecteert over factchecking en AI. 'De nieuwe tools zijn zeker waardevolle hulpmiddelen, maar menselijke input blijft cruciaal voor een gedegen verificatie.' Het volledige artikel👉 www.journalist.be/nl/nieuws/de...
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💡De Journalist 254 is van de persen gerold! Met: Brecht Decaestecker en Kristof Demasure (De Tafel van Gert), @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social over factchecking en AI,
@eugeniedhooghe.bsky.social over freelancen, transcriptietools met hun voor- en nadelen, auteursrechten en AI... #journalistiek
@eugeniedhooghe.bsky.social over freelancen, transcriptietools met hun voor- en nadelen, auteursrechten en AI... #journalistiek
February 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
💡De Journalist 254 is van de persen gerold! Met: Brecht Decaestecker en Kristof Demasure (De Tafel van Gert), @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social over factchecking en AI,
@eugeniedhooghe.bsky.social over freelancen, transcriptietools met hun voor- en nadelen, auteursrechten en AI... #journalistiek
@eugeniedhooghe.bsky.social over freelancen, transcriptietools met hun voor- en nadelen, auteursrechten en AI... #journalistiek
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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
@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
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
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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
Mere exposure to fact-checks does not improve contested issue knowledge (sometimes even the oppposite), but reading fact-checks does. Interesting findings from @babettehermans.bsky.social from @miplab.bsky.social at #etmaal2025
February 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mere exposure to fact-checks does not improve contested issue knowledge (sometimes even the oppposite), but reading fact-checks does. Interesting findings from @babettehermans.bsky.social from @miplab.bsky.social at #etmaal2025
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Great presentation on fact-checking and trust by BENEDMO colleagues Ferre Wouters, @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social and @bzar.bsky.social. And no, Zuckerberg is not right. Love it when *researchers add context* 😎
February 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Great presentation on fact-checking and trust by BENEDMO colleagues Ferre Wouters, @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social and @bzar.bsky.social. And no, Zuckerberg is not right. Love it when *researchers add context* 😎
The relationship between fact-checks and trust explained by Ferre Wouters from @miplab.bsky.social Great presentation of the third study of his PhD at #etmaal2025
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The relationship between fact-checks and trust explained by Ferre Wouters from @miplab.bsky.social Great presentation of the third study of his PhD at #etmaal2025
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With #etmaal2025 just around the corner, we’re excited to introduce our new research group! 🏛️📢 As part of the Communication Science department at KU Leuven, we’re co-organizing this vibrant conference—and this is just the beginning.
Follow us for more updates on our research group!
Follow us for more updates on our research group!
January 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
With #etmaal2025 just around the corner, we’re excited to introduce our new research group! 🏛️📢 As part of the Communication Science department at KU Leuven, we’re co-organizing this vibrant conference—and this is just the beginning.
Follow us for more updates on our research group!
Follow us for more updates on our research group!
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⏳ Reminder: Just 4 days left to register for #Etmaal2025 at the regular fee! As of the 27th of January, all rates go up for last-minute registrations. So make sure to register! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/
Registration
etmaal2025.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
⏳ Reminder: Just 4 days left to register for #Etmaal2025 at the regular fee! As of the 27th of January, all rates go up for last-minute registrations. So make sure to register! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/
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📢The programme for #Etmaal2025 in Bruges is now live! Explore the sessions and start planning your conference experience: 🔗 etmaal2025.org/programme/.
Also, there are only two weeks left to register for the conference at the regular fee! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/
Also, there are only two weeks left to register for the conference at the regular fee! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/
Programme
etmaal2025.org
January 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
📢The programme for #Etmaal2025 in Bruges is now live! Explore the sessions and start planning your conference experience: 🔗 etmaal2025.org/programme/.
Also, there are only two weeks left to register for the conference at the regular fee! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/
Also, there are only two weeks left to register for the conference at the regular fee! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/
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We encourage the #Etmaal2025 community to continue our engaging discussions in a space in line with our academic values. Therefore, we will gradually switch from X to BlueSky. Up until the conference, we will cross-post all information. During the conference, we will only use Bluesky (1/2)
January 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We encourage the #Etmaal2025 community to continue our engaging discussions in a space in line with our academic values. Therefore, we will gradually switch from X to BlueSky. Up until the conference, we will cross-post all information. During the conference, we will only use Bluesky (1/2)
Not unexpected. Curious to see if and when Meta will move this to Europe, where there are some rules and guidelines on how platforms should deal with disinformation (DSA, Code of Practice on disinfo).
Meta Moves to End Fact-Checking Program
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts. It is likely to please the Trump administration.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Not unexpected. Curious to see if and when Meta will move this to Europe, where there are some rules and guidelines on how platforms should deal with disinformation (DSA, Code of Practice on disinfo).
With a study of Ferre Wouters and I on regional, sub-state fact-checking initiatives in Europe.
What are the main challenges for the global fact-checking movement?
Our new open access issue explores the institutional dynamics and regional variations of fact-checking organizations worldwide.
Issue: shortt.link/mac458bsky
Our new open access issue explores the institutional dynamics and regional variations of fact-checking organizations worldwide.
Issue: shortt.link/mac458bsky
Fact-Checkers Around the World: Regional, Comparative, and Institutional Perspectives
Thematic Issue, Vol 12 (2024)
shortt.link
December 9, 2024 at 8:22 PM
With a study of Ferre Wouters and I on regional, sub-state fact-checking initiatives in Europe.
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I'm very happy to say the Future of Journalism conference at Cardiff University is taking place again next September - the CfP is now out:🧵 (1/5)
November 26, 2024 at 11:43 AM
I'm very happy to say the Future of Journalism conference at Cardiff University is taking place again next September - the CfP is now out:🧵 (1/5)
Hold on! There is sunlight at the end of the winter tunnel!
November 21, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Hold on! There is sunlight at the end of the winter tunnel!
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A free database with + 150K (and counting) factchecks? Yes, the Benedmo.eu project can, thanks to one of our partners textgain. A valuable tool for academic research on factchecking if you ask me ;-) benedmo.textgain.com
November 8, 2023 at 8:58 PM
A free database with + 150K (and counting) factchecks? Yes, the Benedmo.eu project can, thanks to one of our partners textgain. A valuable tool for academic research on factchecking if you ask me ;-) benedmo.textgain.com
A free database with + 150K (and counting) factchecks? Yes, the Benedmo.eu project can, thanks to one of our partners textgain. A valuable tool for academic research on factchecking if you ask me ;-) benedmo.textgain.com
November 8, 2023 at 8:58 PM
A free database with + 150K (and counting) factchecks? Yes, the Benedmo.eu project can, thanks to one of our partners textgain. A valuable tool for academic research on factchecking if you ask me ;-) benedmo.textgain.com
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October 25, 2023 at 12:43 PM
Come join us! Fulltime tenure track position in domain of digital media effects at University of Leuven www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...