How to Fight Disinformation: Introduction and Overview
Your personal data is out there for the foreseeable future, so you have to fight against its myriad uses in other ways.
Analysis
Trump’s Disinformation Spree After Losing Election Propelled by Social Media
After losing the presidential election to Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden, Donald Trump first spread several baseless conspiracy theories before denying the results of the election outright.
As U.S. Election Looms, Agitprop Floods Social Media Platforms
Inflammatory and corrosive rhetoric is being laundered via social media commentary from fringe sites into the mainstream at a time of increasing uncertainty and instability.
Threatening Messages Sent to Democratic Party Voters in Battleground States
The emails purport to be from the Proud Boys, but the group denies involvement.
The Saga of Hunter Biden’s Laptop
A story about incriminating emails and other materials found on a laptop that may or may not actually have belonged to Hunter Biden relies heavily on innuendo and paper-thin sourcing.
Does a Potential U.S. Supreme Court Candidate Belong to a Group That Inspired ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?
Judge Amy Coney Barrett has been criticized over her links to a religious sect that refers to its female leaders as “handmaidens.”
Two Killed in Kenosha During Racial Violence Inflamed in Facebook Groups
The alleged gunman was arrested and charged the morning after.
Did WitchTok ‘Baby Witches’ Hex the Moon?
Unpacking a viral TikTok rumor that “baby witches” banded together to “hex” the moon (and “the fae.”)
BabyNames.com Intermittently Crashes After Paying Tribute to Victims of Police Violence
BabyNames.com published a moving message in support of Black Lives Matter, which quickly went viral and caused server issues.
‘Dad, How Do I?’ YouTube Channel Goes Massively Viral During COVID-19 Lockdown
A Facebook post about the YouTube Channel “Dad, How Do I?” was shared more than half a million times in just six hours on May 19 2020.
