Foreign Influence Agents Goaded Trump Forums After U.S. Elections, Researchers Say
Graphika’s report finds that suspected Russian agents pushed ‘Stop the Steal,’ other anti-democratic narratives.
Identifying Fake News
International Disinfo Machines Turning After State-Sponsored Kidnapping of Belarusian Journalist
Botnets, professional trolls, and enablers are following what should be by now a very familiar pattern.
Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Still Going Strong on Social Media: Report
Researchers at the Center for Countering Digital Hate and Anti-Vax Watch say the majority of disinformation comes from just a handful of purveyors.
How to Fight Disinformation: Part II — Gaslighting
The brazen and blatant lies of gaslighting campaigns are difficult to fight with fact-checking alone, but they can be defeated through a multidisciplinary approach.
Flint Robocalls Purportedly Advised Voters to Avoid Long Lines and ‘Vote Tomorrow’
Michigan’s Attorney General warned of election day robocalls received by Flint residents warning of “long lines” — and advising them to vote “tomorrow.”
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.
‘Choose’ or ‘Pick’ Your ‘Quarantine House’ and Other Engagement Bait During COVID-19
“Pick your quarantine house” memes are fun, and a bit of needed levity during a dark time — and here’s why they’re suddenly everywhere.
‘COVID-19 Had Us All Fooled, but Now We Might Have Finally Found Its Secret’ Medium Post
A viral post about COVID-19 and hydroxychloroquine shared to Medium’s platform has since been removed, but copies continued spreading on social media.
How Many Moms Are in ‘One Million Moms’?
We’re 99.99999999 percent sure it’s nowhere close to a million.
Canadian Conservative Leader’s Resignation Follows String of Public Falsehoods
Party members accused Andrew Scheer of using their money to pay for his kids to attend private school.