Wedge Issues
Some disinformation is obviously political, such as that targeting opposing parties. But other disinformation campaigns attempt to take political advantage of other rifts in societies, such as those rooted in ethnicity, religion, social class, and other markers of identity. This literature explores case studies on those wedge issues, including climate change, U.S. race tensions, and the anti-vaccine movement.
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LONDON — Questions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics continued to dog Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday as critics said leaks from the document raised concerns about the security of next month’s election. The report from Parliament’s intelligence committee concludes that Russian interference may […]
By Danica Kirka
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Karen Kornbluh, senior fellow at The German Marshall Fund, about disinformation campaigns related to the impeachment hearings. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The first two public hearings in the impeachment inquiry this week generated a lot of online response, as you might expect. But we wondered if the hearings also generated a […]
By Michael Martin
Just two organizations were responsible for the majority of anti-vaccine advertisements on Facebook before the social media giant restricted such content in March of this year, according to a November 13 study in the journal Vaccine. Of 145 anti-vaccine Facebook advertisements that ran between May 31, 2017 and February 22, 2019, the World Mercury Project […]
By Beth Mole
Facebook has announced plans to reduce misinformation and foreign interference ahead of the UK general election. But its efforts are unlikely to make much of a difference. On 12 December, voters across the UK will go to the polls in the country’s first pre-Christmas election in nearly a century. As the fallout from the 2016 […]
By Donna Lu
It’s been over three years since the United Kingdom narrowly voted to leave the European Union in June 2016 – and the role the news media played during the referendum campaign, and during the subsequent negotiations, continues to be debated. People ask, for example, whether new forms of online communication swung the result in favour […]
By Dr. Richard Fletcher and Meera Selva
LONDON — Questions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics continued to dog Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday as critics said leaks from the document raised concerns about the security of next month’s election. The report from Parliament’s intelligence committee concludes that Russian interference may […]
By Danica KirkaNPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Karen Kornbluh, senior fellow at The German Marshall Fund, about disinformation campaigns related to the impeachment hearings. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The first two public hearings in the impeachment inquiry this week generated a lot of online response, as you might expect. But we wondered if the hearings also generated a […]
By Michael MartinJust two organizations were responsible for the majority of anti-vaccine advertisements on Facebook before the social media giant restricted such content in March of this year, according to a November 13 study in the journal Vaccine. Of 145 anti-vaccine Facebook advertisements that ran between May 31, 2017 and February 22, 2019, the World Mercury Project […]
By Beth MoleFacebook has announced plans to reduce misinformation and foreign interference ahead of the UK general election. But its efforts are unlikely to make much of a difference. On 12 December, voters across the UK will go to the polls in the country’s first pre-Christmas election in nearly a century. As the fallout from the 2016 […]
By Donna LuIt’s been over three years since the United Kingdom narrowly voted to leave the European Union in June 2016 – and the role the news media played during the referendum campaign, and during the subsequent negotiations, continues to be debated. People ask, for example, whether new forms of online communication swung the result in favour […]
By Dr. Richard Fletcher and Meera Selva
December 4, 2019