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Andreas J Önnerfors

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Swedish intellectual historian passionate about combatting disinformation and conspiracy theories. Languages 🇸🇪🇩🇪🇬🇧 Affiliation: Fojo Media Institute, Linnaeus University, Sweden See more here: https://linnaeus.academia.edu/Andreas%C3%96nnerfors

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Jul 22

New article out in Ekphrasis, together with musicologist Annette Mars: ”The Dark Side of Ecomedia: Dystopian Imagination of the Sustainable Development Goals in Swedish Doom Metal”.

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Jul 21

Intervjuad i SVT om Veo 3 och riskerna med det.

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Experter varnar för Googles nya AI-verktyg

Ser ökad risk för att desinformation sprids: ”Skulle kunna tända på krutdurken” • Se AI-klippen som SVT genererade

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Jul 18

Epstein-fallet: samma magnitud som Watergate?

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Experter om Trumps Epstein-dilemma: ”Som Watergate”

Tvivlarna väntas inte tystna – trots beskedet att nytt material ska offentliggöras • ”Väldigt svårt sits”

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Jul 16

Do we witness the 'Röhm-moment' of the MAGA-movement? The Epstein-case blows up the minds of conspiratorial Trumpists. In 1934, Röhm's SA was eliminated. Will the goon squads of Trump likewise loose their power?
#MAGA #conspiracytheories #Epstein

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Do we witness the 'Röhm-moment' of the MAGA-movement? | Andreas Önnerfors ∴

Do we witness the 'Röhm-moment' of the MAGA-movement? The Epstein-case blows up the minds of conspiratorial Trumpists. In 1934, Röhm's SA was eliminated. Will the goon squads of Trump like...

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · May 12

Ny artikel ute:

Den globala statskuppen – konspirationsteorier om näringslivet som dystopisk makt

Hur mycket makt har företagen egentligen? Idéhistorikern Andreas Önnerfors granskar konspiratoriska berättelser där företag framställs som cyniska maktspelare.

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Den globala statskuppen – konspirationsteorier om näringslivet som dystopisk makt ~ Organisation & Samhälle

Svensk Företagsekonomisk Tidskrift

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Linnaeus Media Observatory (LiMO) @l-mediaobservatory.bsky.social · Apr 16

Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #7
• europeiskt nätverk för fact-checking inom public service
• Emma Frans och EUvsDisinfo om översvämningen av informationssfären
• Desinformation, hat och hot: Universitetsläraren om fenomenet
• Digital Epistemologi – J Ingvarsson in memoriam. mailchi.mp/609302f5020d...

🔎 Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #7, 2025

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Andreas Önnerfors får pris av Svenska Akademien

Andreas Önnerfors, projektledare för Faktajouren på Medieinsitutet Fojo vid Linnéuniversitetet, har tilldelats Svenska Akademiens Zibetska pris. Priset på 70 000 kr delas ut vartannat år till en ”fört...

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Linnaeus Media Observatory (LiMO) @l-mediaobservatory.bsky.social · Apr 3

Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #6

• Workshop ”ArDis – Arctic Disinformation” 14-15 maj
•”Adolescence”: fokus mot den toxiska digitala online-miljön,
•EEAS tredje årsrapport om desinformation,
•Wikforss om yttrandefrihetens gränser,
•Källkritikbyrån: förvanskade klimatnyheter

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🔎 Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #6, 2025

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · Mar 31

Gonna do battle with a conspiracy theory tomorrow. Would appreciate your support 🙏🏻

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Nina Jankowicz to Testify Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee: The “Censorship Industrial Complex” Is a Fiction that Threatens National Security

(Washington, DC) – Tomorrow, Nina Jankowicz, founder of the American Sunlight Project, will testify tomorrow before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia in a hearing titled “Censorship Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department.” In her testimony, Jankowicz will explain how the “Censorship Industrial Complex” is a fiction that has had profound implications not only for her safety but for national security, free speech, and the integrity of democratic institutions.

"The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’ is a myth and a harmful one at that. It’s distracting lawmakers from the real dangers—foreign disinformation and threats to the integrity of our democratic processes,” said Nina Jankowicz, Chief Executive Officer of the American Sunlight Project, “Congress should be focused on combating these threats, not wasting time on politically motivated investigations."
Jankowicz has seen firsthand how the focus on these false censorship claims has harmed researchers. Disinformation experts, including herself, have faced harassment, misrepresentation, and personal attacks, for doing the critical work to safeguard democracy. This environment is having a chilling effect on free speech and academic freedom, silencing those who are essential to protecting our national security and freedom.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration and its allies are waging an aggressive assault on free speech, targeting journalists, academics, and public officials who challenge their narrative. By branding legitimate research as “censorship” and dismantling programs designed to counter disinformation, they are not defending free expression but instead working to control it, punishing those who expose inconvenient truths while allowing malign foreign influence to flourish.

The real danger, as Jankowicz will explain, lies in how these distractions undermine U.S. efforts to combat foreign influence operations. Foreign adversaries, including Russia, China, and Iran, are actively using disinformation to destabilize American democracy. Congress must shift its focus back to addressing these threats before it’s too late.
"We cannot afford to be distracted by political theater. Our adversaries are using disinformation to erode democracy from within, and we must act decisively to protect our values," Jankowicz said.
Jankowicz will testify before the committee tomorrow, April 1, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET.
For media inquiries or to request an interview with Nina Jankowicz, contact Eddie Vale at eddie@npagency.com.
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · Mar 31

Looks like the GOP is gearing up for a serious discussion 🙄

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Mar 19

Nyhetsbrev 2025_5 ute nu
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USA-experten Emma Ricknell: "Spring inte på alla bollar!"

I veckans nyhetsbrev kan du läsa om Faktajouren på Färöarna – arktisk desinformation, USA-special: statsvetaren Emma Ricknell ger tips om USA-bevakning, Utbildning om desinformation och verifikation p...

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Carl Heath on LinkedIn: När en auktoritär regim utsätter vårt grannland Danmark för hot och… | 12 comments

När en auktoritär regim utsätter vårt grannland Danmark för hot och påtryckningar måste vi reagera. Vi är i en farlig tid. USAs president Trump har återigen… | 12 comments on LinkedIn

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Mar 13

Eurovision-säsongen har startat.
Mer KAJ till Europas lägereldar!
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Expert: Årets politiska fråga i Eurovision kan bli europeisk enighet | Dagens Arena

”Man kanske tar avstånd från låtar som låter amerikaniserade”

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Linnaeus Media Observatory (LiMO) @l-mediaobservatory.bsky.social · Mar 5

Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #4

•USA:s förorenade informationsflöde,
• Logically Facts översikt över falska påståenden i samband med Örebro-dådet,
• Anna Karin Wallbergs pedagogiska texter om informationspåverkan,
• Serbien under radarn: mer bevakning behövs

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🔎 Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #4, 2025

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Mar 1

@ninajankowicz.com - we are many outside the USA 🇺🇸 who understand what is going on and you have our fullest support!

Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Mar 1

Fantastisk analys av hotet mot den regelbaserade världsordningen!

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DEBATT: ”Det finns en ny sheriff i Washington – men måste världen bli laglös?”

Inlägg av Derek Hutcheson och Bo Petersson, professorer i statsvetenskap.

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Feb 28

F a n t a s t i s k artikel 🌟

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · Feb 28

Everything I want to say about Trump and the minions who are making Making Russia Great Again I said in this piece.

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A Fool and a Tool: Trump Is Spreading Russian Disinformation

Three years after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Trump is not just siding with Putin, he’s circulating Putin’s lies.

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Andreas J Önnerfors @andreasonnerfors.bsky.social · Feb 28

Haha

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