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The 2020 rabbit hole: Why conspiracy theories draw people in | First Draft
by Lydia Morrish
December 15, 2020
Conspiracy theories have simmered on the fringes of society for years. But in 2020 they found new audiences: Celebrity chef…
Online Attacks on Women Journalists Leading to ‘Real World’ Violence, New Research Shows | International Center for Journalists
by Julie Posetti, Jackie Harrison and Silvio Waisbord
November 30, 2020
The insidious problem of online violence against women journalists is increasingly spilling offline, with potentially deadly consequences, a new global…
Disinformation, Democracy, and Conflict Prevention | Essay Series
November 12, 2020
Disinformation, Democracy, and Conflict Prevention In this essay series from Items, the SSRC's digital forum, researchers assess the state of disinformation across…
Are we ready for the next wave of misinformation about a COVID-19 vaccine? | Poynter
by Susan Benkelman and Harrison Mantas
November 12, 2020
Pfizer’s announcement this week that it had a 90% effective vaccine against COVID-19 provided a glimpse of the wave of…
Folk devils and fear: QAnon feeds into a culture of moral panic | Populist Publics
by Jennifer Evans
October 28, 2020
Using conspiracy theories that include child sex traffickers and restaurants serving human flesh, QAnon has unleashed a modern-day moral panic.…
How sexist, racist attacks on Kamala Harris have spread online | The Washington Post
by Karen Tumulty, Kate Woodsome, Sergio Peçanha
October 8, 2020
Former vice president Joe Biden’s history-making pick of a woman of color to share the Democratic ticket has been a…
OHCHR raises concerns over the disturbing trend of digital attacks on women journalists in Pakistan | Digital Rights Monitor
by Hija Kamran
September 10, 2020
The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR), expressed concerns over the prevailing situation of violence against…
Opinion | It’s official: In Egypt, you can now get 15 years in jail for a tweet | The Washington Post
by Elisa Massimino and Neil Hicks
September 3, 2020
In the six years since Abdel Fatah al-Sissi assumed the presidency in Egypt, the country has devolved into the deepest human…
Coronavirus: The human cost of virus misinformation | BBC News
by Marianna Spring
May 29, 2020
A BBC team tracking coronavirus misinformation has found links to assaults, arsons and deaths. And experts say the potential for…