Simon Chauchard is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Distinguished Researcher (Investigador Distinguido) at the University Carlos III (Madrid), a member of the Instituto Juan Linz, and the PI of the POLARCHATS ERC project. He also coordinates the activities of the PIMlab, the hub for political behavior research on Polarization, Identity and Misinformation within the institute and within the department of social sciences at UC3M. He previously held positions at Dartmouth College, Columbia University (SIPA) and Leiden University. Much of his current research focuses on the causes and consequences of social media misinformation in developing countries. As part of the POLARCHATS ERC project, his research explores the prevalence of misinformation online, strategies to reduce misinformation or correct it, and the uses that parties make of social media (mainly WhatsApp), in India and beyond. In parallel, he continues to produce research on voting behavior, political representation and politicians-citizens relations in India.