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The presumed influence of election misinformation on others reduces our own satisfaction with democracy | HKS Misinformation Review
by Qin Li
March 12, 2021
Pervasive political misinformation threatens the integrity of American electoral democracy but not in the manner most commonly examined. We argue…
Nearly a third of all Republicans say they ‘definitely won’t’ get vaccinated, citing Trump’s Covid falsities | Independent
by Chris Riotta
March 11, 2021
Nearly one-third of all Republicans are opposed to receiving coronavirus vaccinations, according to a growing number of polls, as reports…
The Fight Against Vaccine Misinformation | The New Yorker
by Anna Russell
March 11, 2021
One morning in early December, Al Baker, the managing editor at Logically, a fact-checking startup in the United Kingdom, met…
Job Opportunity: Research Fellow | Fairwork- UC Hastings College of Law
by Fairwork US
March 10, 2021
The new Fairwork US team based at UC Hastings College of Law is looking for a Research Fellow. This is…
Job Opportunity: Director of Development | Algorithmic Justice League
by Algorithmic Justice League
March 9, 2021
As the Director of Development, you will play a key role in AJL’s growth, leading the design, implementation and continued…
NYC Open Data Week 2021: Educating Future Data Workers about Ethics, Bias | New America
March 8, 2021
The students and early career data professionals of today are the data curators and experts of tomorrow. It’s important that…
Opinion: Black People Need Better Covid-19 Vaccine Access, Not Better Vaccine Attitudes | The New York Times
by Rhea Boyd
March 8, 2021
Despite having one of the highest risks of dying from Covid-19, about twice that of white Americans, Black Americans remain…
Official Information About COVID-19 Is Reaching Fewer Black People on Facebook | The Markup
by Corin Faife and Dara Kerr
March 5, 2021
Official information about COVID-19 safety and vaccines is reaching fewer Black people on Facebook than other demographic groups, according to…
Misinformation as Motivated Reasoning: Experimental Evidence | Shorenstein Center
March 3, 2021
There are competing accounts for the partisan divisions occurring throughout American life. One is that they are genuine divides due…