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Andreas J Önnerfors

@andreasonnerfors.bsky.social

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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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”.

ekphrasisjournal.ro/docs/R1/33e1...

22.07.2025 06:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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

Intervjuad i SVT om Veo 3 och riskerna med det.

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21.07.2025 11:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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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”

Epstein-fallet: samma magnitud som Watergate?

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18.07.2025 13:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

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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16.07.2025 20:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Den globala statskuppen – konspirationsteorier om näringslivet som dystopisk makt ~ Organisation & Samhälle Svensk Företagsekonomisk Tidskrift

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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12.05.2025 20:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
🔎 Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #7, 2025

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...

16.04.2025 05:39 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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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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04.04.2025 19:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
🔎 Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #6, 2025

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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03.04.2025 09:05 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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.

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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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. ###

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

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31.03.2025 16:26 — 👍 203    🔁 37    💬 16    📌 4

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

31.03.2025 17:17 — 👍 169    🔁 25    💬 7    📌 2
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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...

Nyhetsbrev 2025_5 ute nu
www.linkedin.com/pulse/usa-ex...

19.03.2025 10:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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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13.03.2025 21:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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”

Eurovision-säsongen har startat.
Mer KAJ till Europas lägereldar!
🇪🇺🔥🇸🇪
www.dagensarena.se/innehall/exp...

13.03.2025 08:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
🔎 Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #4, 2025

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

mailchi.mp/bb313ba65a55...

05.03.2025 09:10 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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

01.03.2025 12:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

Fantastisk analys av hotet mot den regelbaserade världsordningen!

www.sydsvenskan.se/2025-02-26/d...

01.03.2025 08:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

F a n t a s t i s k artikel 🌟

28.02.2025 22:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

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

www.thebulwark.com/p/whether-fo...

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Haha

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Je suis Zelenskyy
🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦

28.02.2025 19:32 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Je suis Zelenskyy
🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦

28.02.2025 19:28 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
🔎 Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #3, 2025

Faktajourens nyhetsbrev #3

* Valet i Grönland den 11 mars,
* The Case for Facts
* Anton Lifs verktygslåda om informationspåverkan och omvärldsanalys 2025,
* Yles quiz om desinformation,
* Påminnelse: 13 mars (Källkritikens Dag)
* Veckans ord: ”Bellingcat-löken”.

mailchi.mp/6134548892be...

24.02.2025 12:09 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Det verkar så, ja - men tänker under alla omständigheter att Merz vill undvika krångel. Får se vart det landar.

24.02.2025 08:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I don’t think Merz is seeking a coalition but rather a minority government with flexible majorities.

23.02.2025 17:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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