Age of Misinformation
Location
FA-255
Start Date
2-5-2025 12:30 PM
Department
Art + Design
Abstract
My project examines how language, media, and bias shape political beliefs and influence decision-making. Through an interactive voting booth, participants will be asked subtly manipulative questions, demonstrating how easily perceptions can be swayed. The goal is to expose misinformation and the role political language plays in shaping public opinion. This project will challenge participants to think critically about the narratives they accept and understand how distorted truths can have real-world consequences. My research focuses on several key aspects of misinformation through biased reporting, media framing to misguide audiences, how misinformation spreads, the role of biased information in shaping narratives, and how misinformation easily appeals to confirmation biases devoid of nuance. I’m using voting booths as my general theme, a vital source of our democracy being used against us using secretive and manipulative language to discredit complex, multi-faceted issues into black-and-white perspectives. I’ll be discussing complex issues from federal budget cuts, economic policies, social policies and more. The audience will learn how misinformation affects our political climate and how language manipulates people a certain way with their beliefs. Beyond exposing misinformation, this project serves as a learning experience, encouraging discussions that foster critical thinking and informed perspectives in today's polarized political climate.
Faculty Sponsor
Lauren Meranda
Age of Misinformation
FA-255
My project examines how language, media, and bias shape political beliefs and influence decision-making. Through an interactive voting booth, participants will be asked subtly manipulative questions, demonstrating how easily perceptions can be swayed. The goal is to expose misinformation and the role political language plays in shaping public opinion. This project will challenge participants to think critically about the narratives they accept and understand how distorted truths can have real-world consequences. My research focuses on several key aspects of misinformation through biased reporting, media framing to misguide audiences, how misinformation spreads, the role of biased information in shaping narratives, and how misinformation easily appeals to confirmation biases devoid of nuance. I’m using voting booths as my general theme, a vital source of our democracy being used against us using secretive and manipulative language to discredit complex, multi-faceted issues into black-and-white perspectives. I’ll be discussing complex issues from federal budget cuts, economic policies, social policies and more. The audience will learn how misinformation affects our political climate and how language manipulates people a certain way with their beliefs. Beyond exposing misinformation, this project serves as a learning experience, encouraging discussions that foster critical thinking and informed perspectives in today's polarized political climate.