A digital media literacy intervention increases discernment between mainstream and false news in the...
By Andrew M. Guess, Michael Lerner, Benjamin Lyons, Jacob M. Montgomery, Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler, and Neelanjan Sircar, for PNAS
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PNAS first published June 22, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.192049811
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Four experts investigate how the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory began
By Wasim Ahmed, Joseph Downing, Marc Tuters, Peter Knight, for The Conversation
In times of crisis conspiracy theories can spread as fast as a virus.
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New study looks at the role of pro-Kremlin bots in spreading disinformation about COVID-19
By NATO StratCom COE
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New quarterly Robotrolling report has been published, delving into the role of pro-Kremlin bots in spreading disinformation about COVID-19 throughout March....
New reports focus on Western Balkan information environment
By NATO StratCom COE
We have published three new reports with a focus on Russia's footprint in the Western Balkan information environment. The scope of analysis...
Americans struggle to navigate COVID-19 “infodemic”
By JEJeffrey M.Jones, for Knight Foundation
The novel coronavirus pandemic has spawned what the World Health Organization is calling an “infodemic,” an overabundance of information —...
Operational security and personal resilience: An overview of the Eastern Neighborhood
Published by European Values
Handbook on Cyber, Information, Intelligence and Personal Security Threatsfrom Foreign Authoritarian Regimes, Domestic Oppression, and Harassment.
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Introduction
This report follows a...
Armenia: Detecting propaganda and fake news – III monitoring report
The monitoring is done by the team and experts of the Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC), Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
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Types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation
By Dr. J. Scott Brennen, Felix Simon, Dr Philip N. Howard, Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, for Reuters Institute
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Key findings
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People are getting a lot of coronavirus news from traditional media, but they trust...
By Hanaa Tameez, for NiemanLab
The coronavirus pandemic continues to throw salt in the wound we journalists have about the public’s trust in news.
The...
It’s not just the content, it’s the business model: democracy’s online speech challenge
A Report from Ranking Digital Rights
By Nathalie Maréchal, Ellery Roberts Biddle, for Open Technology Institute
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Abstract
This
report, the first in a two-part series, articulates the connection...