‘Conformation Bias’: Political Tribalism as a Driver of Disinformation
By Peter Kreko Those who study disinformation as a phenomenon often view persistent belief in propaganda and conspiracy …
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Troll Up Your Sleeves: Using Research to Uncover State-Sponsored Harassment Online
By Nick Monaco The abuse of modern telecommunications technologies by governments is capturing headlines the world over: the …
The Lie Is Not the Story: Practicing Journalism in the Disinformation Age
By Dean Jackson In April 2015, Russian media reported that a ten-year-old girl was killed by Ukrainian artillery …
Fighting Fiction: Countering Disinformation through Election Monitoring
By Julia Brothers Elections, the sine qua non of democracy and fundamental cornerstone of political accountability to the …
The Disinformation Crisis and the Erosion of Truth
By Dean Jackson In a famous 1927 defense of free speech, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote …
The Authoritarian Capture of Social Media
By Peter Kreko The beginning of the twenty-first century was dominated by overwhelming consensus that the internet was …