In this installment of the Virality Project, we look at coronavirus-related content on RT en Español, one of the most…
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Africa can become a renewable energy superpower – if climate deniers are kept at bay | The Guardian
by Mohamed Adow
July 23, 2020
The power of climate science denial in the UK, thankfully, has been in retreat over the past decade. Nigel Lawson’s…
Joint Conference on Right-Wing Studies & Research on Male Supremacism Tickets | Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies & Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
July 21, 2020
Register for the Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies/Institute for Research on Male Supremacism virtual conference to join other researchers focused…
Job Opening | Policy Director | Data & Society
by Data & Society
July 20, 2020
Today, we announced a job opening for a brand-new position at Data & Society. We have spent the last six…
Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier | Reuters
by Raphael Satter
July 16, 2020
Oliver Taylor, a student at England’s University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a…
Viral Justice: Pandemics, Policing, and Portals with Ruha Benjamin | The Carr Center for Human Rights | Harvard Kennedy School
July 13, 2020
Join us for a conversation with Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. Panelists: Ruha Benjamin…
Combating Fear And Disinformation Regarding The 2020 Census | NPR
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro
March 10, 2020
A social media post has warned African Americans to not participate in the 2020 census. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with…
In U.S., Most Oppose Micro-Targeting in Online Political Ads | Gallup
by Justin McCarthy
March 2, 2020
In the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Gallup's latest research, a solid majority of Americans do not…
With An Election On The Horizon, Older Adults Get Help Spotting Fake News | NPR
by Sam Gringlas
February 26, 2020
At the Schweinhaut Senior Center in suburban Maryland, about a dozen seniors gather around iPads and laptops, investigating a suspicious…
Russian Disinformation Takes on Coronavirus, Pointing a Finger at the United States | Foreign Policy
by Amy Mackinnon
February 14, 2020
Wednesday marked the deadliest day yet in the battle with coronavirus, with 242 deaths reported in Hubei province, the epicenter…