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Germany Braces for Election Disinformation on Social Media | Foreign Policy
by Jessica Bateman
September 14, 2021
BERLIN—One Saturday last month, thousands of anti-lockdown protesters stormed my quiet neighborhood, crashing into the weekly farmers’ market with signs…
Opinion: Americans may have thought the 2020 election was over. Yet the conspiracy theories are accelerating. | The Washington Post
by Editorial Board
September 9, 2021
The conspiracy theory-fueled “audit” of Arizona’s ballots was supposed to end in May, then by the end of August and now…
YouTube suspends pay of 14 Brazilian channels over misinformation allegations | TheHill
by Caroline Vakil
August 30, 2021
Fourteen YouTube channels have had their payments suspended by the company amid allegations that they spread misinformation about the country’s…
The Cybersecurity 202: In this Colorado county, election conspiracies led to a real-world leak | The Washington Post
by Joseph Marks
August 27, 2021
Election conspiracy theories are threatening to cause real-world cyber vulnerabilities. Exhibit A: the county clerk of Mesa County, Colo. allegedly…
How Eric Coomer Became the ‘Perfect Villain’ for Voting Conspiracists | The New York Times
by Susan Dominus
August 27, 2021
It was already late on Nov. 9 when Eric Coomer, then the director of product strategy and security for Dominion…
Reverso builds a culture of accountability ahead of Argentina’s midterm elections | Poynter
by Harrison Mantas
August 18, 2021
Speed and reach are the cornerstones of the second iteration of Reverso — a collaboration of Argentinian media organizations fighting…
The Arizona “audit” is wrapping up. Prepare for disinformation. | Vox
by Aaron Rupar
August 9, 2021
Cyber Ninjas — the company running the GOP’s so-called “audit” of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County, Arizona —…
False Election Audit Claims Surge on Facebook | Tech Transparency Project
by Tech Transparency Project
August 6, 2021
Facebook is allowing false claims about the election “audit” in Arizona to run rampant on its platform, much of it…
Opinion: The Arizona ‘audit’ is a big problem. Online disinformation will make it worse. | The Washington Post
by Greg Sargent
August 6, 2021
It is obvious to anyone who is paying attention that the sham “audit” of 2020 votes underway in Arizona is…