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CSMaP informs public discourse in the digital age. See a selection of news stories citing our experts.

New York Mag: Fake News Is an Old-People Problem

January 9, 2019
VICE: You can blame your baby boomer parents for spreading fake news

January 9, 2019
The Hill: Oldest Facebook users most likely to have shared fake news stories

January 9, 2019
The New York Times: Planning to Vote in the November Election? Why Most Americans Probably Won’t

October 3, 2018
CNBC: A Trump attack on an Amazon ‘scam’ is dividing wealthy Democrats and Republicans: CNBC survey reveals

June 28, 2018
New York Today: Why We Don’t Vote

June 25, 2018
The Globe and Mail: Modern outrage is making it harder to better society

March 2, 2018
PBS: The racial history of the Electoral College — and why efforts to change it have stalled

January 21, 2018
Wired: Don’t Blame Social Media for Celebrity Politicians. Blame Everyone.

January 15, 2018
VICE: Putin’s archrival has weaponized YouTube and turned it against the Kremlin

January 8, 2018
US News: The Revolution Will Be Tweeted?

January 3, 2018
The Wall Street Journal: Scrutiny Over Fake Accounts Turns From Facebook to Twitter

October 2, 2017
Salon: Social media is a very good way to spread bot-driven propaganda: report

June 20, 2017
The Guardian: Facebook and Twitter are being used to manipulate public opinion – report

June 19, 2017
The New York Times: Anti-Trump Voices Amplify on Internet, With Violent Results

June 3, 2016
Sacramento Bee: University of Missouri protests gave birth to dozens more across the U.S., powered by social media

November 24, 2015
Bloomberg: Candidates and their Tell-All Biographies

November 11, 2015
Politico: Is Jeb Bush Turning Into Michael Dukakis?

August 3, 2015
The New York Times: Social Media Deepens Partisan Divides. But Not Always.

November 20, 2014

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