A qui profite le complotisme ? | Rudy Reichstadt | TEDxRennes

Conspiracy theories are not just harmless folklore. They are an intellectual mirage that has always been used by demagogues to flatter the public, scapegoat them, and by authoritarian regimes to discredit their opponents and, above all, to mask their own failures through diversion. Not only do conspiracy theories influence us more than ever before, but they also undermine information and threaten our ability to continue living in a democracy. - #fakenews #conspiracytheory Twitter:   / rreichstadt   and   / conspiration   Website: https://www.conspiracywatch.info/ - Filmed at TEDxRennes, Rennes, Brittany, France, September 25, 2021. More talks at: http://www.tedxrennes.com/ Join us on social media:   / tedxrennes     / tedxrennes     / tedx-rennes     / tedxrennes   - Founder and director of the Conspiracy Watch website, Rudy Reichstadt is an associate expert at the Jean-Jaurès Foundation. He is the author of numerous texts on conspiracy theories, and his expertise is regularly sought by both public authorities and the mainstream press. He participated in the development of the website "On-te-manipule.fr" (They're Manipulating You.fr), designed to raise awareness among young people about conspiracy-related content on the internet (2016). Author of "The Opium of Fools." Author of "Essay on the Conspiracy Theory Question" (Grasset, 2019), he initiated several opinion polls on conspiracy theories in French society. He is also a member of the Online Hate Observatory, affiliated with the French Broadcasting Authority (CSA), and co-hosts the "Complorama" podcast on France Info with Tristan Mendès France. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx