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Expert breaks down the ultimate goal of Trump’s ‘classic Russian-style disinformation campaign’ | Alternet
by Elizabeth Preza
2 days ago
Jonathan Rauch, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, spoke with CNN's Brian Stelter on Sunday to explain the ultimate…
America’s Role in the World | Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies
2 days ago
The Hamilton Lugar School’s sixth conference on America's Role in the World® will pay tribute to Rep. Lee H. Hamilton,…
“What do the data tell us about election 2020?” panel | NULab at Northeastern University
2 days ago
Please join us for “What do the data tell us about election 2020?” a panel that will feature: Erika Franklin…
Fake news in Asian American communities can affect elections. Organizers are worried. | Vox
by Terry Nguyen
3 days ago
Less than a week after Election Day, a spreadsheet titled “Battling Asian American Misinformation” began circulating in progressive Asian American…
How Misinformation ‘Superspreaders’ Seed False Election Theories | The New York Times
by Sheera Frenkel
November 24, 2020
Over the next week, the phrase “Stop the Steal” was used to promote dozens of rallies that spread false voter…
Podcast: Alex Stamos on misinformation around the U.S. election | Brookings
by Alex Stamos, Quinta Jurecic, & Evelyn Douek
November 23, 2020
Ahead of the U.S. election and in anticipation of a flood of misinformation around the vote, Alex Stamos, who directs…
Trump allies are among the frequent purveyors of election misinformation. | The New York Times
by Linda Qiu
November 20, 2020
President Trump and his allies have continuously amplified false and unsubstantiated claims about voting as they wage a multi-front assault…
Tech firms fall short on misinformation targeting Latino voters, advocates say | TheHill
by Rebecca Klar
November 19, 2020
Lapses in tech companies’ policies to address Spanish content led to a proliferation of misinformation targeting Latino voters around Election…
How to Defeat Disinformation | Foreign Affairs
by Nina Jankowicz
November 19, 2020
The 2016 U.S. presidential election propelled the threat of disinformation to the forefront of public debate. Americans were shocked by…