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The DC Riot Is the Sandy Hook of the Disinformation Crisis | WIRED
by Philip M. Napoli
5 days ago
The violent insurrection against the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, may prove to be a critical juncture in terms…
Coronapolitics from the Reichstag to the Capitol | Boston Review
by William Callison and Quinn Slobodian
5 days ago
Over the past year, mobilizations around the world have sprung up against governmental efforts to contain the coronavirus through lockdowns,…
Saving Journalism: A Vision for the Post-Covid World | Konrad-Adenauer Foundation
by Anya Schiffrin
5 days ago
The Covid-19 pandemic has confirmed yet again the importance of clear, reliable, and accurate information for societies. Throughout the pandemic…
Google is giving $3 million to news orgs to fact-check vaccine misinformation | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Sarah Scire
7 days ago
The Google News Initiative announced it will give $3 million to news and fact-checking organizations in an effort to combat…
Capitol riot: Amazon removes Oath Keepers, Three Percenters merchandise | Vox
by Jason Del Rey
January 13, 2021
Amazon said on Tuesday that it had begun taking down product listings for merchandise featuring the logos of two right-wing…
Using the F-word: Fascist drift in America | University of Virginia Democracy Initiative
January 12, 2021
Trump supporters’ storming of the Capitol, as Trump refused to concede his loss in the 2020 presidential election, underscored the…
The mob that stormed the capital was its own media | Columbia Journalism Review
by Ian W. Karbal
January 12, 2021
As a mob swarmed the Capitol building on Wednesday, images and videos of the event spread across social media in…
Reddit’s largest remaining Trump community banned for “inciting violence” | Ars Technica
by Sam Machkovech
January 12, 2021
On Friday, Reddit joined this week's response to violent online rhetoric as spearheaded by President Donald Trump and removed its…
The Making of QAnon: A Crowdsourced Conspiracy | Bellingcat
by The Q Origins Project
January 11, 2021
On January 6, chaos descended on Washington D.C. as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol Building.…