Nicole Sanchotene

Nicole Sanchotene is a postdoctoral researcher at NetLab – Laboratory for Internet and Social Media Research at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Her research focuses on disinformation and populist communication, with particular attention to how digital platforms amplify harmful content through coordinated campaigns, contributing to informational fragmentation, weakening democratic debate, and undermining public policy. She has taught as an assistant professor at UFRJ and received a CAPES scholarship for her Master’s in Communication and Culture (2013–2015) and Ph.D. in Information Science (2016–2020), including a visiting research period at Paris 8 University.

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