A whole area of media and communication research investigates how different inequalities shape, and are shaped by, the production, the circulation, the reception and the effects of news and other kinds of information (e.g. Le Cam et al., 2023; Skarsbø Lindtner et al., 2024).  

This bilingual (English and French) special issue in Recherches en communication aims to develop such lines of enquiry within the field of disinformation research. Inequalities are only partially or marginally addressed in academic research and public discourse on disinformation (Kuo & Marwick, 2021; Nieminen, 2024). This special issue aims to deepen our understanding of the multiple intersections between disinformation and inequalities. 

This special issue is an initiative of EDMO BELUX 2.0, a multidisciplinary hub that brings together academics, fact-checkers, disinformation analysts, and media literacy organizations to monitor, analyze and contribute to the mitigation of disinformation in Belgium and Luxembourg.