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Apr 30 2021
News
Coalition calls on Biden to form disinformation task force
A coalition of groups is calling on President Biden to create a task force that can explore ways to crack down on deliberate disinformation campaigns in ways that don't unduly limit free expression.
Why it matters: The spread of false information around elections, health, climate and other pivotal issues has had a huge impact on American institutions, but civil liberties groups say it
AxiosOct 21 2022
Opinion
Alex Jones’ Downfall Could Spell the End for the Disinformation Business Model
Try to imagine having a young child die in a horrific mass shooting. Now, imagine spending a decade being attacked and mocked by a mob of nutjobs who claim your child never even existed. These people show up at your home, demanding to see your now-murdered child. Some even go so far as to make rape threats and desecrate your baby’s grave.
All of these things happened in real life. And
Matt LewisNov 13 2017
News
Combating Russian Disinformation: Use Reagan’s Techniques
Rather than censor or regulate tech giants, enlist their help to counter propaganda.
National Review (News)Feb 15 2021
News
COVID conspiracy shows vast reach of Chinese disinformation
It took just three months for the rumor that COVID-19 was engineered as a bioweapon to spread from the fringes of the Chinese internet and take root in millions of people’s minds.
By March 2020, belief that the virus had been human-made and possibly weaponized was widespread, multiple surveys indicated. The Pew Research Center found, for example, that one in three Americans believed the
The IndependentMar 22 2024
News
Ryan Cole presents COVID falsehoods at Idaho Capitol, says his speeches ‘cost me my career’
A powerful conservative lobbying group in Idaho hosted Dr. Ryan Cole, a member of the Boise-area public health district, at the Idaho Capitol on Thursday for an event centered on disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. The Idaho Freedom Foundation, which has advocated for legislation to curtail public health districts and outlaw measures like mandated masks and vaccination requirements,
Idaho StatesmanFeb 24 2022
News
Russian disinformation, propaganda ramp up as conflict in Ukraine grows
Russia’s effort to spread disinformation and propaganda across the internet and through foreign and domestic media about its invasion of Ukraine started weeks ago — and it’s expected to ramp up now that the conflict has begun.
Disinformation experts say that they have seen a concerted effort from Russian leaders and state-backed media to push a false narrative around the reasons for
NBC News (Online)Nov 23 2020
Analysis
How One Social Media App Is Beating Disinformation
For many Americans who work in tech, Taiwan has become a model for the fight against disinformation. Like the United States, Taiwan is sharply divided on major issues, including national identity, China policy, and the legalization of same-sex marriage. Urban-rural divisions have further split Taiwanese society, and two major parties, whose relations have grown increasingly acrimonious,
Foreign PolicyMar 27 2024
News
Russia Amps Up Online Campaign Against Ukraine Before U.S. Elections
Russia has intensified its online efforts to derail military funding for Ukraine in the United States and Europe, largely by using harder-to-trace technologies to amplify arguments for isolationism ahead of the U.S. elections, according to disinformation experts and intelligence assessments.
In recent days, intelligence agencies have warned that Russia has found better ways to hide its
New York Times (News)Sep 17 2020
Analysis
How should we think about Russian disinformation?
LAST MONTH, the Senate Intelligence Committee published a damning bipartisan report on Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Since then, we’ve heard more about what Russia may be up to in 2020. A week ago, Brian Murphy, a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security, filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that his bosses told him to suppress reports concerning ongoing Russian
Columbia Journalism ReviewMay 10 2023
News
REVEALED: CIA solicited signatures for infamous letter suggesting Hunter Biden laptop was ‘Russian disinformation’
A new report out Wednesday from the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Wednesday, obtained by The Post Millennial, has revealed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) solicited cosigners for the infamous letter calling the Hunter Biden laptop story "Russian disinformation" in the lead up to the 2020 election. "One signer of the statement, former CIA
The Post Millennial