Research

Ethnonationalism by Algorithm

January 13, 2026

By eliminating safeguards against algorithmic bias and recasting equity as an ideological threat to innovation, government policies facilitate exclusion.

Why Depolarization is Hard: Evaluating Attempts to Decrease Partisan Animosity in America

September 23, 2025

Affective polarization is a corrosive force in American politics.

“Keep Your Heads Held High Boys!”: Examining the Relationship between the Proud Boys’ Online Discourse and Offline Activities

February 13, 2024

This study examines the relationship between online communication by the Proud Boys and their offline activities.

Visual Misinformation on Facebook

February 28, 2023

In this study the researchers conducted the first large-scale study of image-based political misinformation on Facebook.

Time and Skeptical Opinion Content Erode the Effects of Science Coverage on Climate Beliefs and Attitudes

June 21, 2022

Although experiments show that exposure to factual information can increase factual accuracy, the public remains stubbornly misinformed about many issues.

Twitter and Facebook Posts About COVID-19 Are Less Likely to Spread Misinformation Compared to Other Health Topics

January 12, 2022

Sceptics charge that ordinary citizens are not competent enough to sustain democracy. The researchers challenge this assessment in this paper.