DisinfoDocket 9 October

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Thread: Online misinformation is rampant following the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas today.

This video of a tower block in Gaza being hit by a missile is from May 2021, not today. It was captured live during a BBC Arabic broadcast at the time. pic.twitter.com/fGjYsgb5IT

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) October 7, 2023

1. UW misinformation researchers will not buckle under political attacks (Seattle Times, 6 October)

1. Academia & Research

1. Exploring a YouTube spam network with Python (Conspirator Norteño, 8 October)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. Centering Community Voices: How Tech Companies Can Better Engage with Civil Society Organizations (Tech Policy Press, 5 October)
2. 5 questions for Google’s Yasmin Green (Politico, 6 October)

Meta

1. Case Before Oversight Board Reveals Serious Flaws in Meta’s Moderation of Anti-LGBTQ Speech (Tech Policy Press, 3 October)

X (Twitter)

1. Representatives Probe X’s Election Integrity Team Cuts, Following Information Report (The Information, 6 October)
2. ‘This Is a False Advertisement’: X Ads Are Being Challenged by Reader Context (WSJ, 5 October)

3. Middle East & Africa

1. As false war information spreads on X, Musk promotes unvetted accounts (Washington Post, 8 October)
2. Verified accounts spread fake news release about a Biden $8 billion aid package to Israel (NBC, 8 October)
3. Misinformation about Israel and Hamas is spreading on social media (NBC, 7 October)