Sten Torpan

Working as: Junior Researcher of Crisis Sociology at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia

Main research areas: crises; disasters; emergencies; crisis communication; false information; information disorder; risk research; simulations; serious games; vulnerability.

In BECID is involved with: analysis of fact-checking practices, regulations and vulnerable audiences (WP3); Developing updated training programs for fact-checkers, teachers and social media activists (WP4).

Everyday MIL-related survival tip for information disorders: Always think why do you trust an information source. There lies the key to your media literacy.