Disinfo Docket 27 May
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Below the paywall today -
* How Right Wing Commentators Are Pushing Raw Milk Misinformation
* Facthequeado's Tamoa Calzadilla: "we want people to vote based on evidence, not misinformation"
* In Russia propaganda wars, Europe is this year’s first target...
* How Right Wing Commentators Are Pushing Raw Milk Misinformation
* Facthequeado's Tamoa Calzadilla: "we want people to vote based on evidence, not misinformation"
* In Russia propaganda wars, Europe is this year’s first target...
Highlights
- Inside the scramble to ‘prebunk’ election misinformation before it takes hold (The Washington Post, 26 May)
- Authorities confiscate exiled journalist’s property, search journalists' union leader apartment (IFJ, 23 May)
- Posts Misleadingly Link Town Clerk’s Case to 2020 Presidential Election (FactCheck.org, 24 May)
- White supremacist propaganda surges nationally, in Ohio (Axios, 23 May)
- How democracies die (Coda Story, 23 May)
- Harassment of scientists is surging — institutions aren’t sure how to help (Nature, 21 May)
1. Academia & Research
- People who hold populist beliefs are more likely to believe misinformation about COVID – new report (Loughborough University, 24 May)
- Is AI Biased against Some Groups and Spreading Misinformation and Extreme Views? (Boston University, 23 May)
Slovakia’s disinformation history serves as a cautionary tale for the EU (Euronews, 27 May)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Fake news verification tools fail the test during elections in India (Rest of World, 24 May)
- TikTok Moves to Limit Russian and Chinese Media's Reach in Big Election Year (The New York Times, 23 May)
- The Era of AI-Generated Election Campaigning is Underway in India (Tech Policy Press, 24 May)
- 'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech' (BBC, 26 May)