News Item Covid-related misinformation videos spread primarily through Facebook, as its fact-checkers fail to spot false information, finds new Oxford study | Oxford Internet Institute By Aleksi Knuutila, Aliaksandr Herasimenka, Hubert Au, Jonathan Bright, Rasmus Nielsen & Philip N. Howard on September 21, 2020
News Item Facebook’s latest hollow effort to fight climate change denial | Ars Technica By Kate Cox on September 16, 2020 Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance
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News Item Tracking public opinion about unsupported narratives in the 2020 Presidential election | Observatory on Social Media By Observatory on Social Media: Indiana University-Bloomington on September 17, 2020 Targeted Disinformation
News Item International Perspectives on What’s Considered Hateful or Profane Online | Center for Media Engagement By Gina M. Masullo, Aquina Laban, Ina Weber, Joep Hofhuis, João Gonçalves, and Marisa Torres da Silva on September 11, 2020 Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance
Event Combatting COVID-19 misinformation with machine learning (VB Live) | VentureBeat September 15, 2020
News Item New Twitter Rules Aim To Prevent Confusion Around The 2020 Election | NPR By Shannon Bond on September 10, 2020
News Item Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t remove anti-vaccine posts despite Covid concerns | The Guardian By Edward Helmore on September 9, 2020 Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance
News Item Viewpoint: Infection Preventionist Guide to Dealing with COVID Misinformation | Infection Control Today By Kevin Kavanagh on September 8, 2020
Event Election Disinformation: Using Media Literacy to Spot It and Stop It | PEN America September 10, 2020 Credibility and Trust