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The Capitol Riot and Climate Disinformation | The New York Times
Last week, a mob incited by President Trump stormed the United States Capitol building. Rioters broke windows, beat law enforcement…
QAnon Conspiracy Theories Are Being Promoted by Wellness Influencers | Cosmopolitan
When the pandemic hit last March, 27-year-old Jennifer*, a childcare worker from Virginia, was furloughed from her job, leaving her…
‘Hashtags come to life’: How online extremists fueled Wednesday’s Capitol Hill insurrection | POLITICO
No one was safe from their anger. White nationalist Proud Boys users on Telegram called the U.S. Capitol Police "f---ing…
Capitol coup should be a wake-up call to brands about disinformation | Fast Company
Consumer activist Nandini Jammi, cofounder of Sleeping Giants and Check My Ads, says that marketers have spent entirely too much…
Combating misinformation in under-resourced languages: lessons from around the world | First Draft
2020 has taught us that virtually all communities struggle with the effects of misinformation. While those that speak majority languages…
The 2020 rabbit hole: Why conspiracy theories draw people in | First Draft
Conspiracy theories have simmered on the fringes of society for years. But in 2020 they found new audiences: Celebrity chef…
How to finance public interest news in the misinformation world | Journalism.co.uk
Public interest journalism is unlike other news content. Audiences do not read it out of pure interest but because they…
Conspiracy and debunking narratives about COVID-19 origins on Chinese social media: How it started and who is to blame | HKS Misinformation Review
This paper studies conspiracy and debunking narratives about the origins of COVID-19 on a major Chinese social media platform, Weibo, from…
We need independent platform oversight in 2021 | First Draft
Thanks to urging from stakeholders, social media platforms took visible steps to curb mis- and disinformation in 2020. Despite an…