Actually, Facebook isn’t making people angrier. Some people are just jerks. Michael Bang Petersen and Alexander Bor - October 26, 2021 People share disinformation to hurt the other side, this research shows.
In Women’s History Month, these African groups can offer lessons to feminists everywhere Adryan Wallace - March 11, 2022 What is gender equality, exactly — and who gets to define what it should look like?
Conservatives don’t want a bigger social safety net. But they do want to care for the needy. Stephanie Ternullo - August 2, 2021 Communities should take care of their own through local churches and nonprofits, White Midwesterners told me
Why Facebook really, really doesn’t want to discourage extremism Steve Rathje, der Linden, and Van Bavel - July 13, 2021 Our research finds outrage is what goes viral — and that makes money
Yes, Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Trump’s suspension. But here’s the bigger issue. Nathaniel Persily - May 6, 2021 What does the decision tell us about how Facebook’s unique and novel institution will shape online speech?
Which 2020 election polls were most — and least — accurate? Kyle Endres and Costas Panagopoulos - November 25, 2020 Some were on the nose. Overall, though, they did worse than in 2016.
Allegations of fraud weakened voter confidence in the 2016 election. That could happen again. Bethany Albertson - October 7, 2020 Fraud allegations make people less likely to say that the loser should concede. That varies by party.
Our study found little evidence that Twitter is biased against conservative opinion leaders Yphtach Lelkes, Subhayan Mukerjee, and Kokil Jaidka - July 9, 2020 Attention, political junkies: Most Americans aren’t really paying attention to what’s on Twitter
Iraqi protesters are mostly Shiite. And this identity is shaping how they protest. Marsin Alshamary - December 13, 2019 They are using religious symbolism to oppose the government.
Who was most likely to share fake news in 2016? Seniors. Joshua Tucker, Jonathan Nagler, and Andy Guess - January 9, 2019 This week, the New York Times broke the news that