Social media spreading 'seeds of doubt' during pandemic
The ability to freely push unproven theories on social media is causing big problems for public health...
IDDP in the News
A recent study led by the George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy &...
Three GW Research Initiatives Awarded PIT-UN Funding
George Washington University faculty will develop and support three cross-disciplinary, collaborative...
In the United States, QAnon is struggling. The conspiracy theory is thriving abroad.
President Trump’s electoral defeat has shaken American followers of QAnon. International...
Is social media ready for a Covid-19 vaccine?
On Monday, November 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced in a press release that their vaccine...
Thousands of Facebook Groups Buzzed With Calls for Violence Ahead of U.S. Election
Before Facebook Inc shut down a rapidly growing "Stop the Steal" Facebook Group on Thursday, the...
How online misinformation unfolded after Election Day, boosted by Trump and his allies
Since Election Day, social media users on nearly every major platform have spread rumors of discarded...
Facebook seeks shutdown of NYU research into political ad targeting
Facebook Inc. is demanding that a New York University research project cease...
Stressing freedom, vaccine opponents rebranding in virus era
Years before this year’s anti-mask and reopening demonstrations, vaccine opponents were working on...
The Institutional Crisis at the Root of Our Political Disinformation and Division
On February 12, the New Yorker noted that Pulitzer prize-winning composer Ellen Reid would be...