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Disinformation campaigns have long been a tactic used by Russia to sow divisions in America. But it's difficult to gauge how persuasive these narratives really are, Joshua A. Tucker told AP.

As our information environment continues to fragment and social media users consume less news, politicians may face challenges reaching votes, Joshua A. Tucker told the Economist

The results of the U.S. presidential election align with a global anti-incumbency trend, Joshua A. Tucker told Newsweek.

Personalized news feeds have users on both sides feeling overly confident in their candidate. This rhetoric isn't just polarizing, it can lay the groundwork for challenges to the election results, Sol Messing told Business Insider.

Citing CSMaP research, the Washington Post reports about how misinformation is more likely to spread in Spanish-language media and communities.

“This is the election of the fractured media environment,” Jonathan Nagler told The Wall Street Journal.

Joshua A. Tucker joined NY1 to talk about the upcoming U.S. presidential election, and how each candidate is using social media as part of their campaign strategies.

Joshua A. Tucker spoke to AFP about the impact of politicians amplifying false claims and how this affects voters' trust in information.

People with extremist ideologies are more receptive to misinformation online, according to a recent CSMaP study.

Differences in algorithmically recommended content and digital media consumption can help us understand the Gen Z gender gap, according to Zeve Sanderson.

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.

By driving engagement, AI generated images can contribute to the spread and harm of hateful rhetoric online, Jonathan Nagler told PolitiFact.

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.

Jonathan Nagler spoke to Newsweek about the potential, and limitations, of using social media influencers to energize voters.

The 2024 presidential candidates are taking advantage of social media's potential for mobilizing the masses, Jonathan Nagler told US News & World Report.

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.

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.

Maggie Macdonald discusses how social media and other technologies are helping the Harris campaign fundraise and engage with new 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.

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.

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.

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.

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Joshua A. Tucker spoke to AP about the spread of misleading videos aiming to draw negative attention to President Biden's age.