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CSMaP informs public discourse in the digital age. See a selection of news stories citing our experts.
Media Inquiries
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Christian Science Monitor: Young women and men are diverging on politics. Why this gender gap matters.
Differences in algorithmically recommended content and digital media consumption can help us understand the Gen Z gender gap, according to Zeve Sanderson.
September 27, 2024
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AFP: 'Misinformation megaphone': Musk stokes tension before US election
By closely covering Donald Trump's social media posts in 2016, the media often amplified them. Now, we're seeing a similar cycle with Elon Musk, Joshua A. Tucker told AFP.
September 27, 2024
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PolitiFact: Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims
By driving engagement, AI generated images can contribute to the spread and harm of hateful rhetoric online, Jonathan Nagler told PolitiFact.
September 25, 2024
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The Hill: Trump seeks Twitter sequel with return to X
Joshua A. Tucker spoke to The Hill about the financial and political incentives behind Trump's return to X, as well as the potential impact it could have on his campaign.
August 27, 2024
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Newsday: Party conventions court social media influencers to reach younger voters
Jonathan Nagler spoke to Newsweek about the potential, and limitations, of using social media influencers to energize voters.
August 19, 2024
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US News: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s Embrace of Strange Social Media Bedfellows
The 2024 presidential candidates are taking advantage of social media's potential for mobilizing the masses, Jonathan Nagler told US News & World Report.
August 16, 2024
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The Hill: How Elon Musk is using his wealth, reach to support Trump’s campaign
Since purchasing Twitter (now X) Elon Musk has leveraged his control over the platform to promote his own politics. Jonathan Nagler spoke to The Hill about Musk's influence and the troubling implications of his behavior during an election year.
August 15, 2024
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AP: Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists
Earlier this year, we joined dozens of groups asking Meta to keep its misinformation tracking tool running at least through the U.S. presidential election. Despite calls from researchers, journalists, and watchdog groups, CrowdTangle has now been shut down.
August 14, 2024
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Inc: How Zoom Meetings (and Memes) Are Helping Power the Harris Campaign
Maggie Macdonald discusses how social media and other technologies are helping the Harris campaign fundraise and engage with new voters.
August 2, 2024
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ABC News: Elon Musk is taking a larger role in the election. Can he influence voters?
If the public finds Elon Musk's influence on X objectionable, then it should ultimately be a question for policymakers to resolve, says Joshua A. Tucker.
August 1, 2024
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NPR: What the JD Vance couch jokes say about social media this election season
An analysis from Jennifer Allen, incoming Core Faculty at CSMaP, found that X's Community Notes feature had largely failed to police posts about a recent joke involving JD Vance.
July 31, 2024
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Bloomberg: Kamala Harris Will Try Turning Coconut and 'Brat' Memes Into Votes
Across platforms and media types, Kamala Harris memes have been taking over the internet. Zeve Sanderson spoke to Bloomberg about how campaigns leverage social media and whether these strategies are effective in influencing voter turnout.
July 25, 2024
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Slate: How the Right Is Beefing Up Its Attacks on Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris has been the target of race and gender related attacks. But it's harder for experts to track this misinformation because of reduced access to data, Zeve Sanderson tells Slate.
July 16, 2024
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Politico: Eyes on AI
Politico's Weekly Score newsletter covers our new AI Political Archive, a joint project with the American Association of Political Consultants Foundation and UNC's Center on Technology Policy.
July 8, 2024
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AP: Seeing is believing? Not necessarily when it comes to video clips of Biden and Trump
Joshua A. Tucker spoke to AP about the spread of misleading videos aiming to draw negative attention to President Biden's age.
June 21, 2024
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AFP: 'Cheapfakes': Out-of-context videos target Biden's age
Because they rely on real footage and the alterations are often harder to spot, videos that are recontextualized or slightly edited can sometimes be more effective in misleading people, Zeve Sanderson told AFP.
June 18, 2024
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Inc: Google's New AI Search: Founders and CEOs Share Fears, Hopes About the Future
Bringing AI to search engines will hurt publishers, but there are some potential upsides for consumers of information, says Zeve Sanderson.
May 21, 2024
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International Journalists' Network: Latinos in the U.S. get their news from social media, exposing them to risks
Jonathan Nagler discusses research from our Bilingual Election Monitor project, which examines Latino online news consumption.
May 20, 2024
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Techdirt: Social Media’s Electoral Power: More Hype Than Reality?
Mike Masnick covers the latest study from the US 2020 Facebook & Instagram research project, co-authored by Joshua A. Tucker, which explores how staying off the platforms impact political knowledge and beliefs.
May 20, 2024
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The Washington Post: As Meta flees politics, campaigns rely on new tricks to reach voters
Joshua A. Tucker spoke to The Washington Post about Meta's shift away from news on their platforms, and how this affects the landscape of social media and politics.
April 21, 2024
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Brave New World: Josh Tucker on the Complex Truth About Social Media
Joshua A. Tucker reflects on how conducting research at scale has informed our understanding of social media's impact on society, often challenging conventional wisdom.
April 18, 2024
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WIRED: Election Workers Are Drowning in Records Requests. AI Chatbots Could Make It Worse.
Chatbots could make it easier than ever for bad actors to flood local elections officials with FOIA requests and make it harder for them to make sure elections run well and smoothly, Zeve Sanderson tells WIRED.
April 10, 2024
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BBC's The Media Show: How I set up Truth Social
Joshua A. Tucker joins BBC's The Media Show to discuss how Trump has used Truth Social and X to drive news media attention.
April 10, 2024
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CNBC: 47% of CNBC All-America Economic Survey respondents support a TikTok ban or sale
CNBC's recent All-America Economic Survey asked people about their opinions on a potential TikTok ban. Joshua A. Tucker joined CNBC to discuss the results and the broader implications of a ban.
March 27, 2024
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CNN: Truth Social made Trump richer and gave him a new megaphone. But it’s struggling as a social media site
Following the approval of a deal to take Truth Social public, Joshua A. Tucker spoke to CNN about how the platform fits into the larger social media landscape.
March 23, 2024