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  • “They’re Coming to Take over Our Country”: Researching Global Circuits of Racist Misinformation

    April 17, 2023

    Abstract “The others are coming. They are coming to get us, take over our country, colonize us, and replace us. They’re an existential threat.” These types of racist logics are […]

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  • Conspiracy theorists made Tiffany Dover into an anti-vaccine icon. She’s finally ready to talk about it | NBC News

    April 12, 2023

    Tiffany Dover is alive. Sitting across from Tiffany at her kitchen table, this is obvious. She breathes in and out. She gestures with her hands. She laughs generously. Dimples carve […]

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  • There’s a Psychological ‘Vaccine’ against Misinformation | Scientific American

    March 16, 2023

    Misinformation can feel inescapable. Last summer a survey from the nonprofit Poynter Institute for Media Studies found that 62 percent of people regularly notice false or misleading information online. And […]

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  • Digital Policy Rounds: Mis/disinformation and the Question of Authenticity | Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy

    March 14, 2023

    While mis- and dis-information is primarily understood in terms of its facticity, or lack thereof, the very circulation of information such as news stories is tied to the cultural contexts […]

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  • Tech & Democracy report | All Tech Is Human

    March 7, 2023

    All Tech Is Human’s Tech & Democracy report addresses key issues and best practices in the field, and highlights a diverse range of individuals working in the field (across civil society, […]

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  • Science and Ethics of “Curing” Misinformation | Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association

    March 2, 2023

    A growing chorus of academicians, public health officials, and other science communicators have warned of what they see as an ill-informed public making poor personal or electoral decisions. Misinformation is […]

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  • Collaborators invited for community engagement fund vs. disinformation | GMA News Online

    February 28, 2023

    Since 2016, my colleagues and I have authored multiple studies about social media disinformation and influence operations and their pernicious consequences to political debate, trust in the electoral process, and […]

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  • The Time to Prevent a Toxic Metaverse Is Now | Centre for International Governance Innovation

    February 16, 2023

    Famed science fiction author Neal Stephenson sat down for a chat recently with Meta’s Chief Product Officer Chris Cox during the World Economic Forum in Davos. And although the event […]

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  • Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants | The New York Times

    February 14, 2023

    SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube, like other social media platforms, spent years expanding its efforts to tackle misinformation after the 2016 election. It hired policy experts and content moderators and invested […]

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  • Call for Proposals | European Media and Information Fund

    February 13, 2023

    The European Media and Information Fund (EMIF) opened three calls for proposals for projects in Europe aiming to fight disinformation on 27 January 2023. EMIF will distribute up to €4,800,000 […]

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