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Research and institutional knowledge

The evidence behind Information Integrity and Public Trust: the governance questions it asks, the comparative and policy analysis it uses and how findings are reviewed before they reach a council or a dialogue.

01Sequence

The order things happen in.

  1. 01Draftsources cited, labels attached
  2. 02Evidence checkevery value traced
  3. 03Independent reviewconflicts declared
  4. 04Editionpublished with its limits
  5. 05Correctiona new version, never a silent edit
02Questions

What the research asks.

  1. 01

    Misinformation and disinformation

    Information harms and analytical limits.

  2. 02

    Institutional trust

    Evidence, transparency and public confidence.

  3. 03

    Crisis information

    Warnings, risk communication and trust.

  4. 04

    Platforms and media systems

    Digital media incentives and accountability.

  5. 05

    AI generated information

    Synthetic media and authenticity.

  6. 06

    Science communication

    Uncertainty and honest communication.

03Evidence

Every result keeps its label.

Results are labelled as observed, published statistics, estimated, modelled, forecast, scenario or expert judgement. Missing data is shown as missing, never filled silently.

Methods

Methods and uncertainty

How results are produced and where they stop

Sources

Source and data register

Where data comes from and on what terms

Publications

Reviewed outputs

Citable work with its editorial status

04Pages

Pages in Research and institutional knowledge.

05Questions and answers

Questions and answers.

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