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Focus Tag: Disinformation Studies
Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Digital Democracy Initiative | Democracy Fund
by Democracy Fund
3 days ago
Democracy Fund is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Associate to join the Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI). The Digital…
This study shows how people reason their way through echo chambers — and what might guide them out | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Shraddha Chakradhar
September 20, 2021
Preaching to the choir, shouting in an echo chamber — whatever your preferred metaphor is, a study published earlier this…
Research note: Understanding offline Covid-19 conspiracy theories: A content analysis of The Light “truthpaper” | HKS Misinformation Review
by Rod Dacombe
September 17, 2021
This article explores the ways in which offline conspiracist material concerned with Covid-19 is presented and structured through a content…
Opinion: Facebook says misinformation studies miss the full story. So does Facebook. | The Washington Post
by Editorial Board
September 8, 2021
A forthcoming study about misinformation on Facebook will say that false stories earned more clicks than facts six times over…
Critical disinformation studies: History, power, and politics | HKS Misinformation Review
by Rachel Kuo and Alice Marwick
August 13, 2021
This essay advocates a critical approach to disinformation research that is grounded in history, culture, and politics, and centers questions…
Senators press Facebook for answers about why it cut off misinformation researchers | TechCrunch
by Taylor Hatmaker
August 11, 2021
Facebook’s decision to close accounts connected to a misinformation research project last week prompted a broad outcry from the company’s critics —…
Disinfopreneurs and infodemics | The Interpreter
by Damien Spry
August 11, 2021
The use of social media in influence campaigns, including grey-zone activities and hybrid warfare, is becoming more complicated, more diverse,…
We Need Platforms That Prioritize Human Rights and Democracy Over Profit | Centre for International Governance Innovation
by Samuel Woolley
August 11, 2021
It has been well over a decade since the British General Medical Council found that Andrew Wakefield falsified elements of…
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…