Disinformation
Is the Threat of ‘Fake Science’ Real?
Alden Fletcher Mon, Aug 5, 2019, 8:15 AM
How could a country use disinformation to affect scientific research?
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Cyber & Technology
About That Pelosi Video: What to Do About ‘Cheapfakes’ in 2020
Robert Chesney, Danielle Citron, Quinta Jurecic Wed, May 29, 2019, 3:34 PM
In the run-up to the 2020 election, both political campaigns and platforms should take steps to mitigate the harm from deceptively edited videos—not just sophisticated “deepfakes” but less convincing forms of fraud as well.
Facebook’s Role in the Genocide in Myanmar: New Reporting Complicates the Narrative
Evelyn Douek Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 9:01 AM
Recent reporting on how the Myanmar military harnessed Facebook to disseminate anti-Rohingya propaganda complicates the ongoing debate about Facebook’s role in facilitating atrocities.
Documents
Document: Seven GRU Officers Indicted for Hacking and Disinformation Operations
Mikhaila Fogel Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 10:14 AM
On Thursday, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment of seven officers in the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, on charges of computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. The charges concern a disinformation operation against international anti-doping agencies in the wake of news reports on the Russian government’s systematic doping of the country’s athletes.
Media Criticism
The Future of Misinformation: A Lesson from ‘Access Hollywood’
Evelyn Douek Thu, Dec 7, 2017, 7:00 AM
Advances in technology will expand the media at risk for manipulation, leaving us to grapple with greater distortion of reality.
Disinformation
The European Union Steps Up its Fight Against Fake News
Evelyn Douek Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:00 PM
The European Commission decides that an underfunded and underused European anti-propaganda agency is no longer adequate to combat Russian fake news