Electoral Epistemology
Detecting and Countering Bot-Driven Disinformation in Democratic Processes
Analyse how automated bot networks, deepfake candidate media and coordinated inauthentic behaviour manipulate public perception during election cycles, equipping citizens with analytical tools to trace data provenance and defend democratic discourse
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Course Modules
Module 1: Democracy and Knowledge
3 lessons
Why self-government depends on what citizens know and how they come to know it.
Module 2: The Machinery of Manipulation
3 lessons
How automated and coordinated campaigns imitate genuine public opinion.
Module 3: Tracing Provenance
3 lessons
Practical habits for tracing where a claim, image or figure truly comes from.
Module 4: Defending Democratic Discourse
3 lessons
How citizens protect public conversation without sliding into cynicism.