Understanding the fake news about South Africa’s elections Kim Yi Dionne and Shelley Liu - May 27, 2024 Shelley Liu shares the latest on disinformation and misinformation in the lead-up to the 2024 elections.
Despite Africa’s digital media boom, huge access gaps persist Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz, Komi Amewunou, and Kelechi Amakoh - May 7, 2024 Lack of internet access leaves many without information on economic opportunities, health, and education.
Latinos who use Spanish-language social media get more misinformation Marisa A. Abrajano, Marianna Garcia, Aaron Pope, Robert Vidigal, Joshua Tucker, and Jonathan Nagler - November 7, 2022 That could affect their votes – and their health.
Why are people in West Africa waving Russian flags? Aoife McCullough - October 28, 2022 Russian propaganda has a wide reach. Here’s what else is boosting pro-Russian sentiment.
Will misinformation keep Latinos from voting in the midterms? Yamil Ricardo Velez - September 29, 2022 That depends in part on where they get their news. Here’s what my research found.
Is Russia’s wartime propaganda more powerful than family bonds? Tymofii Brik, Jordan Gans-Morse, and Aaron Erlich - June 19, 2022 A new survey examines the conversations between Ukrainians and their Russian relatives
With the 2022 midterms ahead, expect another Latino misinformation crisis Jeronimo Cortina and Brandon Rottinghaus - February 24, 2022 Our research identified which Latino voters are especially susceptible.
Facebook’s global outage wasn’t the result of a hack, but big political questions lurk behind it Laura DeNardis - October 7, 2021 ‘Public’ Internet relies on private networks and technical protocols that have to work in sync
Israeli extremists are attacking Palestinians. But are these mobs or pro-government militias? Hannah Bagdanov - June 28, 2021 Who’s behind the violence?
Huawei is trying to avoid U.S. sanctions. That may change the U.S.-China tech rivalry in Africa. Henry Tugendhat - April 29, 2021 The company’s new mobile phone operating system sets up a battle between U.S. and Chinese tech firms over what Africans can see, hear, read and say.