The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political misinformation on social media. With two more…
Focus Tag: Political Science
Misinformation Swirls in Non-English Languages Ahead of Midterms | The New York Times
Unsubstantiated rumors and outright falsehoods spread widely in immigrant communities ahead of the presidential election in 2020. That is happening…
‘Democracy on the line’: Brazil’s election and the Bolsonaro disinformation ecosystem | Columbia Journalism Review
Brazilians will return to voting booths on October 30 to decide a heated presidential race, with polls showing that the…
Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM)
After three successful editions, the Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM) returns for a 4th edition,…
2022 Midterms: NYU’s CSMaP Seminar Series
Beyond Facebook and Twitter: The Impact of New and Niche Platforms For years, Facebook and Twitter dominated scholarly research about…
2022 Midterms: NYU’s CSMaP Seminar Series
Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture The Baby Boomers are the largest and most…
2022 Midterms: NYU’s CSMaP Seminar Series
Using Social Media to Drive the Political Conversation Social media is a key tool for candidates and lawmakers to share…
2022 Midterms: NYU Center for Social Media & Politics Seminar Series
Media Consumption, Misinformation, and Polarization Social media has transformed the media and political landscape, but the vast majority of Americans…
Steven Feldstein
Steven Feldstein is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program…
Andrew Thompson
My research studies how racial demographic changes alter political perceptions and democratic commitments, how elites use racial messages to garner…