Laurence Dierickx is a researcher and digital & data journalism teacher specializing in AI-driven journalism, fact-checking, and ethics. She holds a master's degree in journalism and information technology. Laurence is also a Scientific Collaborator at ReSIC (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB), a member of LaPIJ (Laboratoire des Pratiques et des Identités Journalistiques), and teaches data journalism at ULB. Additionally, she intermittently researches at Bergen University (AI/Fact-Checking/Information Disorder - NORDIS) as a post-doc researcher and is a research fellow for DDC x TrygFonden/University of Southern Denmark (generative AI and fact-checking). Before moving to academia, she was a professional (data/computational) journalist for 15 years.
EDUCATION
PhD in Information and Communication (Université Libre de Bruxeles)
Master in Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies (MASTIC/Université Libre de Bruxelles)
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Multidisciplinary, Media Technology, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence
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Scholar Citations
11
Scholar h-index
15
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Strategic Simplicity Gets the Most: Evaluating Prompting Techniques in Non-Expert AI-Assisted Fact-Checking L Dierickx, AL Opdahl, CG Lindén International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1-16 , 2026 2026
What is a fact in the age of generative AI? Fact-checking as an epistemological lens L Dierickx, AL Opdahl, F Bjerknes, CG Lindén Information, Communication & Society, 1-18 , 2026 2026 Citations: 3
Using it but not trusting it: Technology acceptance and generative AI in European fact-checking L Dierickx, A van Dalen Emerging Media, 27523543261449974 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Transparency and fact-checking in open societies L Dierickx, CG Lindén Journalism 27 (1), 202-220 , 2026 2026 Citations: 11
Journalisme et devoir de vérité à l’épreuve de la désinformation et des contenus générés L Dierickx I2D - Information, données & documents 1 (2025), 31-38 , 2025 2025
Le fait émergent, ou (re)penser ce qui fait le fait L Dierickx Meta-Media. Cahiers de tendances de France Télévisions 24, 48-51 , 2025 2025
Debunking war information disorder: A case study in assessing the use of multimedia verification tools SA Khan, L Dierickx, JG Furuly, HB Vold, R Tahseen, CG Linden, ... Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 76 (5 … , 2025 2025 Citations: 13
Intelligence artificielle et journalisme : des règles pour garantir la qualité de l’information L Dierickx, CG Lindén Information et intelligence artificielle. Opportunités et risques, 31-42 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
News Aggregation L Dierickx, CG Lindén in Nai, A., Grömping, M., & Wirz, D. (Eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of Political … , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
From bytes to bylines - A history of AI in journalism practices L Dierickx, CG Lindén Histories of Digital Journalism: The Interplay of Technology, Society and … , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
Talking to journalists about AI L Dierickx, M Slavkovik 2024 Citations: 1
Outsourcing, augmenting, or complicating: The dynamics of AI in fact-checking practices in the Nordics L Dierickx, S Sirén-Heikel, CG Lindén Emerging Media 2 (3), 449-473 , 2024 2024 Citations: 25
Striking the Balance in Using LLMs for Fact-Checking: A Narrative Literature Review L Dierickx, A van Dalen, AL Opdahl, CG Lindén Disinformation in Open Online Media: 6th Multidisciplinary International … , 2024 2024 Citations: 25
IA et journalisme: La régulation reste humaine L Dierickx Revue Projet 398 (1), 40-45 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Preface for Joint Proceedings of Posters, Demos, Workshops, and Tutorials of EKAW 2024 C Badenes-Olmedo, I Novalija, E Daga, L Stork, RG Pillai, L Dierickx, ... Joint of Posters, Demos, Workshops, and Tutorials of the 24th International … , 2024 2024
VeriDash: An AI-Driven, User-Centric Open Source Dashboard for Enhancing Multimedia Verification J Skivdal, L Dierickx, DT Dang-Nguyen Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning , 2024 2024
A data-centric approach for ethical and trustworthy AI in journalism L Dierickx, AL Opdahl, S Ahmed Khan, CG Lindén, DC Guerrero Rojas Ethics and Information Technology 26 (64) , 2024 2024 Citations: 43
Screens as Battlefields: Fact-Checkers’ Multidimensional Challenges in Debunking Russian-Ukrainian War Propaganda L Dierickx, CG Lindén Media and Communication 12 (2024), 8668 , 2024 2024 Citations: 11
Profil des journalistes de sport en France, Belgique et Suisse et analyse des discriminations liées à la pratique professionnelle S Montañola, L Schoch, F Le Cam, L Dierickx Études de communication 62 (1), 145-177 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
The information disorder level (IDL) index: A human-based metric to assess the factuality of machine-generated content L Dierickx, CG Lindén, AL Opdahl Multidisciplinary international symposium on disinformation in open online … , 2023 2023 Citations: 8
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Automated fact-checking to support professional practices: systematic literature review and meta-analysis L Dierickx, CG Lindén, AL Opdahl International Journal of Communication 17, 21-21 , 2023 2023 Citations: 54
A data-centric approach for ethical and trustworthy AI in journalism L Dierickx, AL Opdahl, S Ahmed Khan, CG Lindén, DC Guerrero Rojas Ethics and Information Technology 26 (64) , 2024 2024 Citations: 43
Robot journalism: The damage done by a metaphor TCG Linden, L Dierickx Unmediated: Journal of Politics and Communication 2, 152-155 , 2019 2019 Citations: 27
Outsourcing, augmenting, or complicating: The dynamics of AI in fact-checking practices in the Nordics L Dierickx, S Sirén-Heikel, CG Lindén Emerging Media 2 (3), 449-473 , 2024 2024 Citations: 25
Striking the Balance in Using LLMs for Fact-Checking: A Narrative Literature Review L Dierickx, A van Dalen, AL Opdahl, CG Lindén Disinformation in Open Online Media: 6th Multidisciplinary International … , 2024 2024 Citations: 25
Artificial intelligence and journalism: a race with machines L Dierickx Equal Times 6 , 2021 2021 Citations: 17
News automation, materialities, and the remix of an editorial process L Dierickx Journalism 24 (3), 654-670 , 2023 2023 Citations: 16
Journalism and Fact-Checking Technologies: Understanding User Needs L Dierickx, CG Lindén communication +1 10 (3) , 2023 2023 Citations: 16
Information automatisée et nouveaux acteurs des processus journalistiques L Dierickx Sur le journalisme, About journalism, Sobre jornalismo 8 (2), 154-167 , 2019 2019 Citations: 16
News bot for the newsroom: how building data quality indicators can support journalistic projects relying on real-time open data L Dierickx Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2017 Academic Track , 2017 2017 Citations: 14
Debunking war information disorder: A case study in assessing the use of multimedia verification tools SA Khan, L Dierickx, JG Furuly, HB Vold, R Tahseen, CG Linden, ... Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 76 (5 … , 2025 2025 Citations: 13
Transparency and fact-checking in open societies L Dierickx, CG Lindén Journalism 27 (1), 202-220 , 2026 2026 Citations: 11
Screens as Battlefields: Fact-Checkers’ Multidimensional Challenges in Debunking Russian-Ukrainian War Propaganda L Dierickx, CG Lindén Media and Communication 12 (2024), 8668 , 2024 2024 Citations: 11
The social construction of news automation and the user experience L Dierickx Brazilian journalism research 16 (3), 432-457 , 2020 2020 Citations: 11
From bytes to bylines - A history of AI in journalism practices L Dierickx, CG Lindén Histories of Digital Journalism: The Interplay of Technology, Society and … , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
Fine-tuning languages: Epistemological foundations for ethical AI in journalism L Dierickx, CG Lindén 2023 10th IEEE Swiss conference on data science (SDS), 42-49 , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
The information disorder level (IDL) index: A human-based metric to assess the factuality of machine-generated content L Dierickx, CG Lindén, AL Opdahl Multidisciplinary international symposium on disinformation in open online … , 2023 2023 Citations: 8
Journalists as end-users: Quality management principles applied to the design process of news automation L Dierickx First Monday , 2020 2020 Citations: 6
AI in the newsroom: A data quality assessment framework for employing machine learning in journalistic workflow L Dierickx, CG Lindén, AL Opdahl, ... 5th International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics … , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
Journalisme algorithmique: un état de l’art de la recherche L Dierickx Les Carnets du LaPIJ 2 , 2021 2021 Citations: 5
