Health Discourse Research Initiative

MEAG is partners with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct and promote research about mis/disinformation in global health. The main goal of the project is to achieve an improved knowledge of the range, dynamics and impact of mis/disinformation in global health, while also facilitating the transfer of knowledge, methods, and skills from cutting-edge research on digital media ecosystems into the field of global health. The initiative also focuses on working with African researchers and partners who work on the ground to understand mis- and disinformation in the continent. MEAG works with a network of academics and research groups to design and conduct research relevant to the project's goals.