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These 5 disinformation studies changed the way we think about fake news | Coda Story
by Mariam Kiparoidze
February 22, 2022
Disinformation has become a prominent, even dominant component of every political crisis. Fabricated images, AI bot, and troll farms make…
Disinformation for profit: scammers cash in on conspiracy theories | The Guardian
by Nick Robins-Early
February 21, 2022
When Facebook removed dozens of groups dedicated to Canada’s anti-government “Freedom Convoy” protests earlier this month, it didn’t do so…
Disinformation and the Business of the Consumer Internet | MediaWell
by Dipayan Ghosh
February 16, 2022
The 2016 presidential election in the United States stood to be historic—and historic it was, albeit in part for the…
School exams and morning TV shows behind the latest raft of internet shutdowns | Coda Story
by Mariam Kiparoidze
February 8, 2022
Cutting off the internet has become a go-to strategy for governments eager to disrupt expressions of dissent. Entire regions and…
Democrats, experts warn Spanish-language disinformation is intensifying | NBC News
by Carmin Sesin
February 7, 2022
MIAMI — The proliferation of Spanish-language conspiracy theories, misinformation and disinformation is already intensifying ahead of the midterm elections, several Democrats…
National Butterfly Center in Texas shuts down amid right-wing harassment | NPR
by Sharon Pruitt-Young
February 3, 2022
The butterflies will fly no more — or not in public view, anyway. The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas,…
Research note: Tiplines to uncover misinformation on encrypted platforms: A case study of the 2019 Indian general election on WhatsApp | HKS Misinformation Review
by Ahskan Kazemi, Kiran Garimella, Devin Gaffney, Scott A. Hale, and Gautam Kishore Shahi
February 1, 2022
There is currently no easy way to discover potentially problematic content on WhatsApp and other end-to-end encrypted platforms at scale.…
Arizona bills embrace Trump conspiracy theories, could allow GOP to reject election results | Salon.com
by Igor Derysh
February 1, 2022
Arizona Republicans opened the legislative session this month with a slew of new voting bills, including legislation that would allow…
Ted Cruz Is Fundraising Off a Debunked 1/6 Conspiracy Theory | Mother Jones
by David Corn
January 31, 2022
In the spring of 2016, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) exploded when Donald Trump cited a baseless conspiracy theory that claimed…