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Scholars as Disinformation Agents: Unmasking Academic Propaganda for Authoritarian Venezuela
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Author(s): Michel Navarro (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary)and Juan Cristóbal Demian (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 32
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Combatting Misinformation and Global Nation's False Narratives Through Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Goran Ilik (University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola, North Macedonia), Mladen Karadjoski (University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola, North Macedonia), Ice Ilijevski (University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola, North Macedonia)and Blagoj Nenovski (University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola, North Macedonia)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-9601-8.ch004
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Abstract
This chapter explores how disinformation is propagated by scholars who act as Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) agents. Focusing on the Venezuelan presidential elections of July 2024, it analyzes the behavior of a network of Ibero-American academics and intellectuals who actively disseminated regime-aligned narratives online. This chapter shifts attention to digital advocacy, where academic credibility is leveraged to legitimize authoritarian propaganda. Using the framework of Public Diplomacy in authoritarian contexts, the study applies a mixed-methods design combining quantitative and qualitative content analysis with Social Network Analysis (SNA). The dataset comprises all posts on X (formerly Twitter) from 17 selected individuals between July 15 and August 1, 2024. The findings reveal how academic figures contribute to disinformation campaigns, calling for greater scholarly engagement with the risks of authoritarian influence in knowledge production and democratic discourse.
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