Research Lead (Volunteer)

Elise Hutchinson, PhD

Elise has a PhD in linguistics and focuses on fighting misinformation & creating meaningful debate.

About Elise

Elise is a linguistics professional who was awarded Summa Cum Laude for her PhD thesis, which focused on the cognitive and discursive mechanisms behind effective persuasion, particularly in the long term. She is passionate about finding ways to fight against the spread of misinformation and disinformation, and to generate meaningful, constructive debates.

Elise earned her PhD at the Université de Neuchâtel and currently lives in England.

Articles featuring  

Elise Hutchinson, PhD

FACT CHECK
Opinion
Nutrition

Plant-based meats: what are they doing to your heart health?

Fact check recent articles on the impacts of plant based meats on our health.
FACT CHECK
Opinion
Nutrition

Understanding seed oil cards: the risks of mislabelling allergies

Article exploring the ramifications of misusing allergy cards to avoid seed oils at restaurants.
FACT CHECK
Opinion
Media Literacy

Fact-checking the firefighter analogy for cholesterol and heart disease

This article takes a close look at the argument that high cholesterol does not cause heart disease, focusing on the frequently used analogy between cholesterol and firefighters.
FACT CHECK
Opinion
Environment

What's the impact of food transport on sustainability?

Article exploring the basis and implications of the argument that eating locally is what truly matters for sustainability
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FACT CHECK
Opinion
Nutrition

Plant-based meats: what are they doing to your heart health?

Fact check recent articles on the impacts of plant based meats on our health.
FACT CHECK
Opinion
Media Literacy

Fact-checking the firefighter analogy for cholesterol and heart disease

This article takes a close look at the argument that high cholesterol does not cause heart disease, focusing on the frequently used analogy between cholesterol and firefighters.
FACT CHECK
Opinion
Nutrition

Should we compare smoothies and doughnuts?

This article explores the impact of comparisons of fruits or fruit juices/smoothies and sweet treats.
FACT CHECK
Opinion
Environment

What's the impact of food transport on sustainability?

Article exploring the basis and implications of the argument that eating locally is what truly matters for sustainability
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