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Overwhelmed by covering organized misinformation campaigns? The Media Manipulation Casebook is a great place to start

The New York Times will flag viral misinformation with a new Daily Distortions feature

Kate StarbirdJuly 27, 2020

The pandemic has spawned disinformation campaigns that blend truth, lies, and sincere beliefs

“While a single disinformation campaign may have a specific objective — for instance, changing public opinion about a political candidate or policy — pervasive disinformation works at a more profound level to undermine democratic societies.”

John Bowers, Tim Hwang, and Jonathan ZittrainNovember 20, 2019

What should newsrooms do about deepfakes? These three things, for starters

Three researchers argue the dangers of deepfakes are overblown, but they will still require journalists to give thought to how they handle unconfirmed information.

Joshua BentonNovember 7, 2019

This text-generation algorithm is supposedly so good it’s frightening. Judge for yourself.

If you’ve ever wondered what “Nieman Lab written by robots” would look like, this is the piece for you.

Joshua BentonNovember 1, 2019

Watch your language: “Data voids” on the web have opened a door to manipulators and other disinformation pushers

There’s no easy solution to them, but the media plays an important role in both combating them and making them worse.

The biggest spender on pro-Trump Facebook ads (besides his campaign) “straddles the line between an ultraconservative news outlet and a conspiracy warehouse”

Laura Hazard OwenMarch 8, 2019

If Facebook goes private, where will the misinformation go?

Plus: YouTube adds fact-checks (in India), and Facebook moves to combat anti-vaxxing after receiving loads of public pressure.

Matthew Motta, Dominik Stecula, and Kathryn HaglinDecember 6, 2018

“Fake flus!” When it comes to health, battling misinformation requires strategic thinking

Politics isn’t the only place where countering misinformation is tricky business: “The best evidence suggests that a more effective way of dealing with misinformation is not spreading it in the first place. That means avoiding repeating various myths — even if you’re debunking them.”

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