Exaggerating the threat of foreign disinformation made the problem harder to address. As the information scholars Alexei Abrahams and Gabrielle…
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Twitter, FB have deplatformed Trump. Is it enough? | PBS
by Anthony Izaguirre
January 11, 2021
Facebook and Twitter suspended President Trump’s accounts after the violence on Capitol Hill, on January 6, in a bid to…
We Just Witnessed the Dangers of the Autocratic Disinformation Playbook | Union of Concerned Scientists
by Genna Reed
January 11, 2021
Even with all the warning signs that something like this could happen, there was nothing that could have mentally prepared…
Tractors to Twitter: India’s protesting farmers battle on highway, online | Reuters
by Devjyot Ghoshal & Manoj Kumar
January 6, 2021
SINGHU, India - In a standoff between farmers from India’s northern breadbasket and the government that has convulsed the country,…
The Technology 202: Republican Facebook ads targeting Georgia runoff contain disinformation, researchers find | The Washington Post
by Cat Zakrzewski
January 5, 2021
Republican politicians and super PACs have been spreading disinformation in Facebook ads targeting Georgia voters in the critical final days…
South Africa’s inability to honestly confront AIDS shows the dangers of America’s COVID-19 denialism | The Conversation
by Renee Schatteman
December 23, 2020
At a time when the U.S. is experiencing one of the worst COVID-19 infection rates among wealthy nations, Americans could…
Trump assembles a ragtag crew of conspiracy-minded allies in flailing bid to reverse election loss | The Washington Post
by Toluse Olorunnipa, Josh Dawsey, Rosalind S. Helderman, and Emma Brown
December 22, 2020
With his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud rejected by dozens of judges and GOP leaders, President Trump has turned…
How Biden Can Take the High Road on Misinformation | Lawfare
by Alex Engler
December 18, 2020
In his last weeks in office, President Trump has dug in his heels on the annual defense spending bill, promising…
Expert breaks down the ultimate goal of Trump’s ‘classic Russian-style disinformation campaign’ | Alternet
by Elizabeth Preza
December 1, 2020
Jonathan Rauch, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, spoke with CNN's Brian Stelter on Sunday to explain the ultimate…
The Cost of Trump’s Assault on the Press and the Truth | The New Yorker
by David Remnick
December 1, 2020
Presidents have always complained about the press. At awards ceremonies and journalism-school conferences, Thomas Jefferson is often remembered for his…