released at the end of April, “resisting fake news” sounds like a charge against info, the plot. In 24 chapters, journalist Thomas Huchon deciphers and dismantles as many plots, among the most famous, illustrated in Rodho pencil. Besançon’s press designer (Doubs) intervenes in schools all year round on this subject.
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“The approach is educational, it is a real manual”. His latest book is a new act of resistance. Rodho, press designer residing in Besançon, co-signs a book dismantling many conspiracy theories with Thomas Huchon, investigative journalist.
In “Resisting fake news, how to face the theories of the most common conspiracy” (first Éditions), the two authors go on a crusade against one of the ills of our society: disinformation. “We have been collaborating on these things, fake news and conspiracy for a decade and conspiracy”explains the designer, from Arbois (Jura).
Rodho, after working in Paris, in newspapers like Marianne or Le Nouvel Obs, met Thomas Huchon, who “was looking for a designer at the time of the Charlie attacks”recalls Rodho. “He had done videos To start that. ”
In the book, 24 chapters decipher conspiracy theories. • © Ltd
The plot linked to the attacks of January 7, 2015 is precisely one of the subjects covered in their book. Assassination of the American president J.-F. Kennedy, the identity of the genre of Brigitte Macron, the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the USA, the other themes addressed “Return a lot to young people”Underlines the designer.
Each chapter presents how it was developed, and then there is a beginning to explain how we can we can overcome these theories.
Rodho, press designer
In this “History of conspiracy theory”in each chapter its drawing, on chemtrails (the plot on plane streaks), the construction of the pyramids in Egypt, or the theory of the great replacement. “We chose the most widespread, the world domination of Jews, the Illuminati, the Platists”complies rodho.
“It affects our critical sense, our free will” • © Ltd
For the two authors, the goal was to decipher “Who are people who spread plots”and oppose the counter-arguments, describes Rodho. “The channels have multiplied, we are flooded”contextualizes the designer, for whom the book comes to dismantle this race for alternative truth. It is resistance. It is to compensate that, with small means.
It affects our critical sense, our free will. Before the info was given by professionals. Who had working methods that were healthy, reliable. Now everyone gives their opinion. And people have the means to spread this news. Social networks are made like this.
Rodho, press designer
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In a neat collaboration with journalist Thomas Huchon, the designer comes “highlight”, “Put in drawing what we cannot necessarily explain in 10, 15 lines.” “The drawing is pivoting, re -attracts attention to the rest”he comes “Bring a humorous pointspecifies Rodho, so that it is not too cliché. “
The two are not at their first attempt, since they had already released, in 2022, “Anti Fake News: the essential book to disentangle the true from the false (First éditions)”.
Rodho, who draws for the Fakir newspaper, the Bastamag site, the monthly agricultural union La Confédération Paysanne, for the daily Le Monde or France 24, can go from 15 minutes to several hours on a drawing. “We present our drawings 3, 4 times a week, we are taken or not.”
Press drawings on social networks, there are many, it is not necessarily published in media. A press drawing must be in the press. It shows that we put the means in a critical info.
Rodho, press designer
Press designer, a job today threatened, like investigative journalism. Rodho, like his colleagues and sisters, has to do well in an environment in which satire is the choice of few media. “It’s complicated to have critical people, transgressive drawings. The editors are a bit cautious”, Explains Rodho, referring to the latest report by reporters without borders on press freedom, in which France plummets in 25th place.
“The drawing is pivotal, re -attracts attention to the rest.” • © Ltd
Rodho, whose mission is to “Highlight injustices”, “To be always on the side of the weak”intervenes in schools throughout the year, mainly in the Besançon Academy.
Basically with the Clemi (Center for Media and Information Education), then with the Cartooning for Peace association, “With whom we animate workshops and meetings”Rodho worked the decryption of false news in college and high school, then with schoolchildren in elementary class. “Teens from 14 to 20 years old are a little careful anyway. We are more on the argument. In CM1, CM2 we really take the base.”
I explain my work to them. They will have to produce a drawing on a theme they will choose. They have to know the subject, that they can have arguments on it. We will see on which sites they learn.
Rodho, press designer
“I’m here to convince anyone, but you have to talk about it.” • © Ltd
Harassment at school, climate, pensions, who are Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin or the President of the Republic, “When we give them the floor, they take it”assume Rodho. More “It has to come from them.” “We look at which site tells that, who said that, we realize that they are not journalists.”
For the Bisontine designer, this education work is essential, for his work, as for the teaching teams. “We work a lot with teachers. There is a real request from them”. Even if sometimes, “There can be debate, it can be hot” In some establishments where secularism issues can be more sensitive.
“Freedom of expression is very important. I am here to convince anyone, but we must talk about it. I see that there is a little utility in what I do”rejoices Rodho. With his latest book, he continues his quest: “Provoke debate, without hatred. There is no right that it stops.”
