IDDP Reports

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Trump’s Big Lie: A Rare Confirmed Case of Widespread Belief in Misinformation

Accounts of the misinformation problem are filled with examples of “true believers” who have been exposed to, and accept, false claims.

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Demographic Determinism, the Republican Party, and Anti-Democratic Attitudes

Following the 2010 Census, demographers and other experts of Census data began calling a definitive coming shift in U.S. racial demographics.

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Demographic Change Narratives and Democratic Backsliding

Recently, more attention is needed on how attitudes about democracy are developing among the public.

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On the events of January 6th and elite accountability.

I study the political and media elites who seed, fertilize, and reap rewards from online conspiracy, distrust, and deception.

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Right-wing media’s coverage of the attack on the US Capitol on January 6

This white paper examines 12 major right-wing media’s coverage of the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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Misinformation and Factual Corrections: The Case of the 2020 U.S. Election

From September 2020 through the end of November, researchers conducted eight panel experiments to measure the effects of election-related misinformation.

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Towards Statistical Foundations For Detecting Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior On Facebook

Facebook’s community standards disallow “coordinated inauthentic behavior”.

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QAnon on Twitter: An Overview

By Sam Jackson, Brandon Gorman and Mayuko Nakatsuka; University at Albany

Since the election of Donald Trump...