From the 29th of August until the 1st of September the summer academcy The Geopolitics of Disinformation took place in Bonn. During the summer academy researchers reflected on disinformation, propaganda, and fake news in the light of new technologies. The aim of the conference was to theorize and analyze the role of states and geopolitics in the diffusion of false information. Experts from academia and politics reflected on these matters in a programme consisting of workshops and lectures. One of the participants was DDMAC colleague Daniel Thilo Schroeder, who presented on conspiracy theory dynamics in social networks.