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New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified coronavirus – The Washington Post
by Christopher Ingraham
June 25, 2020
Coronavirus infections have surged in a number of states, setting the United States on a markedly different pandemic trajectory than…
Kolina Koltai
June 24, 2020
Emma S. Spiro
June 24, 2020
EU demands tech giants hand over data on virus disinformation | Financial Times
by Javier Espinoza and Michael Peel
May 19, 2020
The EU has demanded US tech giants share detailed information on how they are tackling disinformation during the pandemic —…
The COVID-19 misinformation crisis is just beginning, but there is hope | Ars Technica
by Jennifer Ouellette
May 14, 2020
Last year, the United States reported the greatest number of measles cases since 1992. According to the Centers for Disease…
Big Tech’s Increasing Power | NetGain
May 5, 2020
"The economic crisis caused by COVID-19 will further strengthen big tech’s hold over the economy and society, without intervention. Already,…
Uncovering A Pro-Chinese Government Information Operation On Twitter and Facebook: Analysis Of The #MilesGuo Bot Network | bellingcat
by Benjamin Strick
May 5, 2020
An ongoing information operation is using a network of bots made up of newly created and stolen accounts to target…
A pro-Iranian operation has spread coronavirus disinformation across Facebook and Twitter | The Verge
by Makena Kelly
April 16, 2020
As the novel coronavirus pandemic has swept across the world over the last few weeks, a pro-Iranian influence operation has…
Anonymous pro-Russian Telegram channels target protests in Belarus | DFRLab
by Givi Gigitashvili
February 27, 2020
Eight anonymous Telegram channels published unsupported claims that protests in Belarus against the country’s plan for further integration with Russia…