Mag. Stefan Auer, born 1981 in Steyr (Oberösterreich), studied history and philosophy at the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz. Since 2005, he has been a member and researcher at the Austrian Center for Intelligence, Propaganda, and Security Studies (ACIPSS) and a project worker (media literacy, security and radicalization) at SICHER LEBEN (Graz). Research focus and interests: Propaganda and disinformation (history and challenges in the current political and media space), political ideologies, and societal goal conflicts and biophysical realities in climate change and energy transition.