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How a mysterious social justice group roiled a Dallas community

The letters addressed to white parents of Highland Park Independent School District students arrived by...

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Facebook shuts down research, blames user privacy rules

Last October, Facebook warned a group of social scientists from New York University that their research...

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To combat disinformation, centralize moderation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' signing of a bill that penalizes social media companies for...

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Q & A: IDDP Fellow Kai Shu

IDDP's research fellowships support projects by Ph.D. or other terminal degree holders at any stage of...

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GW Students Mobilize to Counter COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media

George Washington University students are pushing back on misinformation about COVID-19 through a new...

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15 million people in the U.S. have missed their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, CDC says

Nearly 15 million people — or more than one in 10 of those eligible in the United States — have missed...

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Q & A: IDDP Fellow Josephine Lukito

IDDP's research fellowships support projects by Ph.D. or other terminal degree holders at any stage of...

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Three U.S. Scholars Win The New Strategic Award

Three U.S. scholars have been awarded the Fulbright Finland Foundation’s new strategic grant, the ...

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Malicious Content Exploits Path Ways between Online Platforms

Malicious COVID-19 online content—including racist messages, disinformation and misinformation—thrives...

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SMPA Professor Receives Fulbright Award

Steven Livingston, professor of media and public affairs and founding director of the Institute...