Alan LewisMar 23, 2024

NBC News

The disinformation war has taken a toll, but researchers feel a shift

Researchers who study and combat disinformation have faced years of attacks. Recently, they've also achieved some quiet but significant victories.

March 23, 2024, 7:00 AM EDT / Updated March 23, 2024, 10:11 AM EDT
By Brandy Zadrozny

Brandy Zadrozny is a senior reporter for NBC News. She covers misinformation, extremism and the internet.

Interesting discussion of disinformation. Brandy Zadrozny put a lot of work into this piece. Tip of the hat.

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Show threadNonilexJun 6, 2023
#Republican #HouseJudiciary Chair #GymJordan & allies in #Congress are demanding docs & meetings w/leading #academics who study #disinformation, increasing pressure on a grp they accuse of “colluding” w/gov ofcls to suppress conservative speech.

#Jordan’s colleagues & staffers met Tue on CapitolHill w/a frequent #target of #RightWing activists, Kate Starbird, U of Washington #professor & #CenterForAnInformedPublic, 2wks after they interviewed Clemson U profs who also track online #propaganda….
Jon L DavisMar 29, 2023
I work for the University of Washington, and one of the UW's projects I'm most proud of is the Center for an Informed Public, which studies how #misinformation spreads and how to combat it. Now some in Congress are targeting this kind of research. #CenterForAnInformedPublic https://www.cip.uw.edu/2023/03/16/uw-cip-election-integrity-partnership-research-claims/
Addressing false claims and misperceptions of the UW Center for an Informed Public’s research

The researchers at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) are recognized leaders in the study of rumors, conspiracy theories, and mis- and disinformation. Over the past …

Center for an Informed Public