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Documenting and Debunking Dubious Footage from Ukraine’s Frontlines | Bellingcat
by Bellingcat and Glib Dreger
February 24, 2022
As Russia's military escalation in and around Ukraine continues apace, a number of questionable videos and claims have appeared on…
Scientists target PR and ad firms they accuse of spreading disinformation | Reuters
by Valerie Volcovici
January 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - More than 450 scientists on Wednesday called on the executives of major advertising and public…
The emergencies of climate and democracy are linked | Columbia Journalism Review
by Mark Hertsgaard
January 6, 2022
A year ago today, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy were fleeing for their lives as a violent mob swarmed the…
Climate change conspiracy memes on Instagram extend across the web | FirstDraft
by Rory Smith
April 14, 2021
In September 2020, Facebook (which owns Instagram) committed to “tackling climate misinformation” and announced it would apply warning labels to…
From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith | MPR News
by Catharine Richert
October 30, 2020
Rachel Wightman reviews slides Oct. 18 before a Mill City Church online class about identifying disinformation. The church offered a…
Algorithms associating appearance and criminality have a dark past | AlterNet
by Catherine Stinson
July 6, 2020
‘Phrenology’ has an old-fashioned ring to it. It sounds like it belongs in a history book, filed somewhere between bloodletting…
VISION Episode 10: Free Expression on College Campuses with Dr. Wayne Frederick and Suzanne Nossel | Knight Foundation
July 1, 2020
What do today’s college students think about free expression on campus, and how do they understand the rights guaranteed by…
The Census is a target for disinformation—here’s how it could be protected | MIT Technology Review
by Angela Chen
November 8, 2019
The 2020 US Census is only five months away. This nationwide population count, which takes place every 10 years, determines…
Information Ethics Roundtable 2020 “Scientific Misinformation in the Digital Era”
October 18, 2019
"The Information Ethics Roundtable is a yearly conference that brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines, including but not…