New research explores digital evolution of US extremist groups
On 6 January, 2021, the world watched as an angry crowd broke into the Capitol building – here,...
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How to make the internet great again… according to the experts
The rise of disinformation, online abuse and extremism has shown the web isn’t the glowing network of...
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on truth, objectivity and the assault on democracy
There’s a real problem facing journalism today: the unprecedented assault in our democracies on the...
Pop-up sites and door-knocking are new tactics in the quest to reach the unvaccinated
Now it’s all about the ground game.
With more than 2.7 million Massachusetts residents fully...
“First Do No Harm”: Effective Communication About COVID-19 Vaccines
With effective COVID-19 vaccines in hand, we must now address the spread of information on social media...
Why Debunking Misinformation Is Not Enough to Change People’s Minds About Vaccines
It’s too new. Made too fast. Don’t know enough about long-term possible effects.
Don’t trust...
Vaccine-hesitant, vaccine refusers and anti-vaxxers: There's a spectrum, and the differences matter
Each day millions of people are getting their COVID-19 vaccines. More than 40 percent of Americans...
‘Oldest’ political trick returns as gas prices become a front in US misinformation battle
Lindsay Battle says she knows “the truth” about why US gas prices in her area rose 90 cents a gallon in...
COVID-19 politics get heated in Jordan-Fauci clash over public health vs. freedoms
The political debate over civil liberties and the public health response to COVID-19 boiled...
THE FUTURE OF...Social Media and Disinformation WITH Rebekah Tromble, Director of the Institute for...