The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the importance of social distancing practices to stem the spread of the virus.
Journal Articles & Working Papers
We conduct an exploratory analysis of the structure and nature of the group’s presence on the platform.
Inequalities in Online Representation: Who Follows Their Own Member of Congress on Twitter?
Members of Congress increasingly rely on social media to communicate with their constituents and other members of the public in real time.
Anti-Black Political Violence and the Historical Legacy of the Great Replacement Conspiracy
Racial violence is central to the American polity.
Distrust and partisan identity are theorized to undermine health communications.
The experiments focus on correcting misinformation supportive of Russia in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Factual Corrections: Concerns and Current Evidence
Factual corrections that target misinformation improve belief accuracy. They do so across a wide variety of countries, political beliefs and demographic characteristics. Instances of back-fire,...
Anti-vaccine content and other kinds of misinformation are hypothesized to be more heavily monetized than other kinds of online content.
Missing Persons: The Case of National AI Strategies
Policy makers should inform, consult and involve citizens as part of their efforts to data-driven technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). Although many users rely on AI systems, they do...
Online misinformation promotes distrust in science, undermines public health, and may drive civil unrest.