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Dr. T.E. (Teresa) Weikmann

Postdoctoral researcher
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
CW : Political Communication & Journalism
Area of expertise: Visual Disinformation, Mis- and Disinformation, Deepfakes, Visual Political Communication, Fact-checking

Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
  • Postbus 15791
    1001 NG Amsterdam
  • Profile

    Teresa is a postdoctoral researcher at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research, primarily working on the BENEDMO project, a Flemish-Dutch collaboration tackling disinformation. In this project, she studies the impact of emerging forms of disinformation, including AI-generated visuals, and is involved in policy analysis concerning social media platforms’ compliance with the Code of Practice on Disinformation. Teresa holds a PhD in Communication Science from the University of Vienna, where she has lived from 2021 to 2024. Before that, she completed a master’s degree in journalism, Media and Globalization at Aarhus University and the University of Amsterdam, and worked as a lecturer at the Amsterdam College of Communication. Her research interests include deepfakes, visual disinformation, fact-checking, and visual political communication.

    Research expertise

    • Visual Disinformation
    • Mis- and Disinformation
    • Deepfakes
    • Visual Political Communication
    • Fact-checking

    Other links

  • Research

    Research methods

    • Theory building
    • Experiments
    • Interviews

    Research grants & honours

    • sowi:docs Dissertation award of the University of Vienna The award is given by the Faculty of Social Sciences to doctoral graduates for outstanding research contributions in their doctoral theses
    • sowi:docs Fellowship (three year fully funded PhD position) of the Department of Communication, University of Vienna for the project “Getting real with fakes: Characteristics and consequences of ‘deepfakes’ in democracies”
  • Teaching

    BA

    • Introduction to Communication Science
    • Methods of Communication Research and Statistics
    • Political Communication and Journalism
    • Research Workshop: Survey
    • Research Workshop: Content Analysis
    • Internship Supervision
    • Philosophy of Science and Methodology
  • Publications

    2025

    • Weikmann, T. E., Greber, H., & Nikolaou, A. (2025). After deception: How falling for a deepfake affects the way we see, hear, and experience media. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 30, 187-210. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612241233539

    2024

    • Weikmann, T. E., & Lecheler, S. K. (2024). Cutting through the Hype: Understanding the Implications of Deepfakes for the Fact-Checking Actor-Network. Digital Journalism, 12, 1505-1522. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2023.2194665

    2023

    • Weikmann, T. E., & Lecheler, S. K. (2023). Visual disinformation in a digital age: A literature synthesis and research agenda. New Media & Society, 25, 3696-3713. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221141648

    2019

    Prize / grant

    • Weikmann, T. (2024). sowi:docs Dissertation Award of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
    • Weikmann, T. (2021). sowi:docs Fellowship of the Department of Communication, University of Vienna.
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  • Ancillary activities
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