The FYI Initiative
The For Your Information (FYI) initiative brings together fact-checkers and fact-checking scholars to improve the quality of information circulating in the European public sphere. FYI was founded by Mette Bengtsson (University of Copenhagen), Marília Gehrke, Ansgard Heinrich, and Maciej Grzenkowicz (University of Groningen), and Jean Wagemans (University of Amsterdam). For more info, please visit the FYI official website.
City of Amsterdam
LANCAR coordinator Jean Wagemans is participating in the Academic Workshop on Disinformation organized by the City of Amsterdam. Together with scientific experts, civil servants from various departments, and representatives of other institutions, they discuss the impact of disinformation and potential solutions.
Activities and publications
Guest Lecture and Panel Contribution – On Friday, November 21, 2025, Jean Wagemans delivered a lecture and served on a panel on the role of cognition and communication in bringing about social change. Both activities took place during the DUALES 2025 event, organized bythe City of Medellín.
Guest Lecture – On June 11, 2023, Jean Wagemans lectured on the persuasiveness of fake news for 8-12-year-olds enrolled in the Museum Kids University at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave in Leiden. URL = https://rijksmuseumboerhaave.nl/te-zien-te-doen/mju-2023/
Position – Jean Wagemans has served as the Science Communication Coordinator of COST Action APPLY – European Network for Argumentation and Public Policy Analysis from October 2018 to April 2023.
Guest Lecture – On May 23, 2022, the lecture “From fact-checking to argument-checking” was held at Spui 25 in Amsterdam. José Plug, Ruben Brave, Federica Russo, and Jean Wagemans presented their research, and Ella van Vloten moderated the event.
Workshop – Federico Gobbo, Ella van Vloten, and Jean Wagemans participated in the Wikipedia Hackathon of COST Action APPLY held on May 2 and 3, 2022, at the University of Amsterdam.
Guest Lecture – On April 20, 2022, Jean Wagemans delivered a lecture titled “Rhetoric and Argumentation” to the Moot Court of the Amsterdam Law Firm.
Guest Lecture – On February 17, 2022, Jean Wagemans lectured on “Research Projects on Argument-Checking” for the Department of Research & Statistics of the City of Amsterdam.
Discussion – On July 6, 2021, Fellowship Digital Europe organized a discussion on Argument-Checking and Hope-Based Communication with Andreea Belu (European Digital Rights), Ruben Brave (Internet Society Netherlands), and the fellows of the Digital Europe Fellowship. For more information, please visit the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft website.
Guest Lecture – On June 30, 2021, Jean Wagemans delivered a guest lecture titled “Rhetoric and Argumentation” to the Moot Court of the Amsterdam Law Firm.
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Webinar: The ISOC NL / MMGA Working Group on Argumentation hosted a webinar on Argument-Checking, with support from the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of the University of Amsterdam. The webinar, titled Information Pollution Defence, took place on Feb 28, 2021, and included contributions from Alexander Blom (ISOC NL), Ruben Brave (MMGA), Stefan Mol (UvA), Camilla Nieman (ISOC NL), Robert Overweg (MMGA), Richard Rogers (UvA), Federica Russo (UvA) and Jean Wagemans (UvA).
Interview – Federica Russo and Jean Wagemans were interviewed by Camilla Nieman about their collaboration with ISOC NL / MMGA. Read the interview here.
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