Sourcing and Automation of Political News and Information During Three European Elections
Voters increasingly rely on social media for news and information about politics. But increasingly, social media[...]
Read moreNews and Political Information Consumption in Brazil: Mapping the 2018 Brazilian Presidential Election on Twitter
In Brazil, there are rising concerns over computational propaganda and the political polarization it may cause.[...]
Read moreChallenging Truth and Trust: A Global Inventory of Organized Social Media Manipulation
The manipulation of public opinion over social media platforms has emerged as a critical threat to[...]
Read moreNews and Political Information Consumption in Mexico: Mapping the 2018 Mexican Presidential Election on Twitter and Facebook
In Mexico, there are rising concerns over computational propaganda and the political polarization it may cause.[...]
Read morePolarization, Partisanship and Junk News Consumption over Social Media in the US
What kinds of social media users read junk news? We examine the distribution of the most[...]
Read moreRussian Involvement and Junk News during Brexit
Several prominent UK politicians are concerned about the role of Russian troll and bot accounts in[...]
Read moreAlgorithms, bots, and political communication in the US 2016 election
Political communication is the process of putting information, technology, and media in the service of power.[...]
Read moreJunk News on Military Affairs and National Security
Social media provides political news and information for both active duty military personnel and veterans. We[...]
Read moreSocial Media, News and Political Information during the US Election: Was Polarizing Content Concentrated in Swing States?
US voters shared large volumes of polarizing political news and information in the form of links[...]
Read moreJunk News and Bots during the German Parliamentary Election: What are German Voters Sharing over Twitter?
Automation and propaganda can significantly impact public life during important policy debates, elections, and political crises. We[...]
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Far right makes most noise on Twitter in German election
Research by myself and my colleagues at the COMPROP team on the 2017 German election was covered[...]
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Spreading fake news becomes standard practice for governments across the world
Our research on government-sponsored social media manipulation was featured in a Washington Post article.
Read moreSocial Media and News Sources during the 2017 UK General Election
Platforms like Twitter and sources like Wikipedia are important parts of the information diet for many[...]
Read moreJunk News and Bots during the 2017 UK General Election
Computational propaganda distributes large amounts of misinformation about politics and public policy over social media platforms.[...]
Read moreJunk News and Bots during the French Presidential Election (Round I)
Computational propaganda distributes large amounts of misinformation about politics and public policy over social media platforms.[...]
Read moreJunk News and Bots during the German Federal Presidency Election: What Were German Voters Sharing Over Twitter?
Computational propaganda distributes large amounts of misinformation about politics and public policy over social media platforms.[...]
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