A commentary published on 25 October 2026 in elDiario.es takes up the debate on conspiracy narratives in Zaragoza and cites a talk by Marc Amorós at the Universidad de Zaragoza. The journalist and fact-checker spoke on 6 October 2026 at the Sala Pilar Sinués of the Paraninfo about the appeal and spread of such narratives online.
According to Marc Amorós, four factors reinforce conspiracy narratives. First, identification with a narrative creates a strong personal attachment to its interpretation. Second, a sense of community fosters belonging and defines a shared adversary. Third, the claim to exclusive knowledge, summed up as “everyone lies except us”, presents the group as supposedly privileged. Fourth, echo chambers amplify like-minded views and filter out dissenting information. This analysis was presented to an audience in Zaragoza and later summarised in the elDiario.es commentary.
The university presented the talk as part of the exhibition Conspiranoia. Narrativas del complot at the Paraninfo. The cultural programme stressed the topic’s social relevance at a time of information overload and polarised online debate. Other speakers, including Pierre Serna and Elisabel Larriba, were also announced for the accompanying series. The initiative was aimed not only at the university community but also at the interested public in Zaragoza.
Factual details about the date and venue of the talk are based on event information from the Universidad de Zaragoza; the summary of its content follows the attribution in the elDiario.es commentary. The available sources do not substantiate specific assessments of how effective countermeasures are; conclusions about the programmes’ reach should therefore be presented as estimates. At the same time, the link between the exhibition and lecture series shows that educational and cultural institutions in Aragón are addressing disinformation institutionally, creating scope for further public engagement.
For the regional public, the significance lies in how formats such as exhibitions, talks and journalistic analysis can open up spaces for discussion together. The Universidad de Zaragoza thus positions itself as a participant in a debate bringing together academic analysis, media literacy and open discussion. The elDiario.es commentary reflects this development and records that the talk in the Sala Pilar Sinués attracted attention beyond its immediate audience.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).