Tobias Schrimpf joined the research group "Digital Transformation & Social Change" as a research assistant in early 2026.
As a Master's student, he studied communication management and analysis at the University of Hohenheim. Here, he investigated various factors influencing the belief in conspiracy theories in his Master's thesis. Before that, he completed his Bachelor's degree in Media Studies and German Studies at the University of Tübingen. He wrote his Bachelor's thesis on the continued influence of misinformation even after it has been efffectively corrected.
His research focuses on digital protest communication, fake news, and conspiracy theories.
