Tuesday, March 14, 10:00–11:30
The Scourge of Disinformation – Uncivil War?
To prepare discussion, please browse the categories below – in
blue – for material you may find useful.
Is disinformation real? Is there hope for better?
Video excerpt (3 minutes) – Jordan Klepper at Trump's First 2024 Campaign "Rally"
Full 5 1/2 minutes here
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation - The New York Times
Disinformation – cases
Please dip into as many as you find interesting, from here and around the world.
What is information warfare and how pervasive is it? | World Economic Forum
Fox News feared losing viewers by airing truth about election, documents show - The Washington Post
‘Team Jorge’
‘Myth America’
Myth America review: superb group history of the lies that built a nation | The Guardian
New book ‘Myth America’ examines misinformation in U.S. history | PBS NewsHour
The Wall of Liars and Deniers: the artwork compiling the biggest US election lies | The Guardian
What Really Happened on January 6 - The Atlantic
We Found the One Group of Americans Who Are Most Likely to Spread Fake News - POLITICO
Why did so many buy COVID misinformation? – Harvard Gazette
There is a (long) history ...
A Short Guide to History of Fake News and Disinformation
Information Integrity … and free speech?
Free speech culture, Elon Musk, and Twitter | The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Under Musk, Twitter Continues to Promote US Propaganda Networks - FAIR
Opinion | How to Destroy (What’s Left of) the Mainstream Media’s Credibility - The New York Times
Section 230
What is Section 230? The little law that defined how the Internet works - The Washington Post
What do US supreme court cases against Twitter and Google mean for the internet? | The Guardian
Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
Combatting disinformation
Combatting Disinformation, Misinformation, and Fake News
Countering Disinformation in the United States
Stop the Virus of Disinformation
How to combat fake news and disinformation
EXTRA CREDIT
Analysis in more depth
MIT Sloan research about social media, misinformation, and elections | MIT Sloan
The spread of disinformation – steps
Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds | The New Yorker
How False Beliefs Propel Cultural Conflict