Desinformation und Verschwörungsmythen in Zeiten von Polykrisen

Interview with Carlo Masala and Michael Blume

Whether manipulated images, targeted false reports or large-scale influence campaigns - disinformation has long since become a geopolitical instrument. Autocratic states in particular
states in particular use it to stir up insecurity, divide societies and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Many false reports use motifs from literary fantasy, science fiction or national myths - they often contain anti-Semitic, racist or other misanthropic statements. What interests are behind the spread of disinformation? What consequences does this have for our society? Carlo Masala, Professor of Political Science at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich and Director of the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight, and Michael Blume, Commissioner of the State Government of Baden-Württemberg against anti-Semitism and for Jewish life, discuss what politics, civil society and each and every one of us can do to keep the public sphere fact-based.

In cooperation with the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg