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Citation

State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation

Author:
Nassetta, Jack; Gross, Kimberly
Publication:
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
Year:
2020

Platforms are increasingly using transparency, whether it be in the form of political advertising disclosures or a record of page name changes, to combat disinformation campaigns. In the case of state-controlled media outlets on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter this has taken the form of labeling their connection to a state. We show that these labels