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...
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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...
For journalists in 2020, some of the biggest hurdles in getting factual, corroborated information to...
COVID-19, Political Mobilization and Digital Platforms
The George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics hosted a virtual event on...
Investigating Potential Post-Election Violence
The George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics hosted a virtual event on...
Communities of Color and Distrust of Medical Professionals
The George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics hosted a virtual event on...