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Focus Tag: Influence
No, We’re Not Living in a Post-Fact World | POLITICO
by Ethan Porter and Thomas J. Wood
January 6, 2020
One of the most pessimistic claims about facts in American democracy is that when people see factual information, they respond…
Alicia Wanless
January 2, 2020
Alicia researches how we shape — and are shaped — by a changing information space. With more than a decade…
Peter Thiel at Center of Facebook’s Internal Divisions on Politics | WSJ
by Emily Glazer, Deepa Seetharaman, and Jeff Horwitz
December 17, 2019
Facebook’s senior leadership is increasingly divided over how to address criticism of the company’s effect on U.S. politics, with…
On Digital Disinformation and Democratic Myths
December 10, 2019
What is the sound of a thousand social media bots clapping? For two years, from 2015 to 2017, the Russian…
Russia wants more influence in Africa. It’s using disinformation to get there. | Washington Post
by Shelby Grossman
December 4, 2019
In October, the Russian government hosted the first Russia-Africa Summit. More than 40 African heads of state arrived in Sochi to…
Leaked Report on Russian Brexit Interference Raises Questions | Time
by Danica Kirka
November 18, 2019
LONDON — Questions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics continued…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the single leading source of anti-vax ads on Facebook | Ars Technica
by Beth Mole
November 15, 2019
Just two organizations were responsible for the majority of anti-vaccine advertisements on Facebook before the social media giant restricted such…
Americans much less positive about tech companies’ impact on U.S. | Pew Research Center
by Carroll Doherty & Jocelyn Kiley
July 30, 2019
Four years ago, technology companies were widely seen as having a positive impact on the United States. But the share…
Anti-Gay Brutality in a Polish Town Blamed on Poisonous Propaganda | The New York Times
by Marc Santora & Joanna Berendt
July 29, 2019
BIALYSTOK, Poland — The marchers at the first gay pride parade here in the conservative Polish city of Bialystok expected…