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Even George Washington was a target of misinformation | Poynter
by Angie Drobnic Holan
February 23, 2022
While it’s easy to consider President George Washington as a Founding Father from long ago, his political milieu of the…
Virtual Colloquium on Race, Racism, and American Media | Georgetown University Racial Justice Institute
February 3, 2022
This event will explore historic and contemporary racial discrimination in all modalities of modern media. Register Here Georgetown University Racial…
What 20th century misinformation tells us today| POLITICO
by Darius Tahir
February 2, 2022
GETTING YOUR GOAT: Connoisseurs of medical-misinformation tales have probably heard of Kansas doctor John Brinkley. His claim to fame can…
American support for conspiracy theories and armed rebellion isn’t new – we just didn’t believe it before the Capitol insurrection | The Conversation
by Amanda J. Crawford
January 4, 2022
Americans had to confront a new reality when an angry mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021: Some…
The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise announces international expansion of digital media literacy program to address global information disorder | Poynter
by Sara Bealor
December 14, 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2021) – When the Poynter Institute launched its digital media literacy initiative MediaWise in 2018, the…
“Operation My Fellow Jews:” 4chan’s Campaign to Spread Antisemitism on Twitter | Media Manipulation Casebook
by Kaylee Fagan
November 16, 2021
On Aug. 16, 2019, an anonymous user posted to 4chan’s Politically Incorrect board calling upon fellow 4chan users to impersonate Jewish people online…
First anti-vaccine movement arose from smallpox mandate in England | The Washington Post
by Jess McHugh
November 16, 2021
In the early 19th century, British people finally had access to the first vaccine in history, one that promised to…
A Short History of Conservative Trolling | Intelligencer
by Rick Perlstein
October 28, 2021
David Frum, the former George W. Bush speechwriter and current never-Trump conservative, recently wrote, “The post-Trump right has a style…
Why Many Black Americans Changed Their Minds About Covid Shots | The New York Times
by Audra D.S. Burch and Amy Schoenfeld Walker
October 14, 2021
TUSKEGEE, Ala. — By the time vaccines for the coronavirus were introduced late last year, the pandemic had taken two…