DisinfoDocket 4 May

Hi! I'm Kate and welcome to DisinfoDocket. DisinfoDocket curates influence operations-related academic research, news, events and job opportunities.

Did you know that DisinfoDocket takes requests? If you have suggestions or relevant work that you'd like to see included, simply reply to this email and send us the details!

Highlights

1. US ‘drowning in misinformation’ under RFK Jr, autism advocates say (The Guardian, 3 May)
2. Fakes, slop, distortions and spin: How the media environment made this Trump assassination attempt unbelievable (NBC, 3 May)
3. British cyber agency warns of looming ‘patch wave’ as AI speeds flaw discovery (The Record, 1 May)
4. Video of voters on the street is AI-generated (Full Fact, 29 April)

1. Academia & Research

1. Value and vulnerability: a framework for understanding the complexity of misinformation use (Nature, 4 May)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. Musk accuses OpenAI lawyer of trying to 'trick' him in combative testimony (BBC, 30 April)
2. How the Executive Branch Is Reshaping AI Federalism (Lawfare, 4 May)
3. Mythos, not the Iran war, is the most significant geopolitical warning of our time (Atlantic Council, 30 April)
4. Search Remedies in Google Antitrust Case Can Work Even if Company Stays on Top (Tech Policy Press, 4 May)

3. Russia & Ukraine

1. Report: Moscow to restrict mobile internet and SMS from May 5 to 9 ahead of Victory Day parade (Meduza, 4 May)
2. Russia’s fake nuclear drills and real failure in Mali (EUvsDisinfo, 1 May)