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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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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
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TIME: AI Isn’t Our Election Safety Problem, Disinformation Is
As generative AI lowers the barrier for producing multimodal content, we could see misinformation spreading more on apps like TikTok, which shares content based on on algorithmic recommendation rather than social-graphs.
March 13, 2024
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Dazed: Is AI really a threat to democracy?
Zeve Sanderson spoke to Dazed about misinformation, digital news diets, and why some of AI's greatest risks are worsened by the destruction of local media.
February 29, 2024
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Scientific American: How AI Bots Could Sabotage 2024 Elections around the World
Zeve Sanderson spoke to Scientific American about how generative AI lowered barriers to producing misinformation and why recent changes in algorithmic recommendations have made it harder to understand our information ecosystem.
February 13, 2024
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Wisconsin Watch: What’s real and what’s not — Wisconsin lawmakers grapple with AI in elections
Artificial intelligence poses particular risks to local elections, which are typically more vulnerable to attacks and disinformation than national races, Zeve Sanderson told Wisconsin Watch.
February 12, 2024
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The Economist: As Facebook turns 20, politics is out; impersonal video feeds are in
In this reflection of how the social media landscape has changed since Facebook first launched, The Economist sites a study led by Joshua A. Tucker that examined users' Facebook and Instagram feeds ahead of the U.S. 2020 election.
February 1, 2024
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The Atlantic: AI in Politics Is So Much Bigger Than Deepfakes
When assessing the potential impact of AI on elections, it's important to strike a balance between thoughtful examination of the risks and healthy skepticism about their likelihood, Zeve Sanderson & Joshua A. Tucker told The Atlantic.
January 31, 2024
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Nature: Deepfakes, trolls and cybertroopers: how social media could sway elections in 2024
Faced with data restrictions and harassment, researchers are mapping out fresh approaches to studying social media’s political reach, Joshua A. Tucker told Nature.
January 31, 2024
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C-SPAN: Zeve Sanderson on Artificial Intelligence and Campaign 2024
Zeve Sanderson joined C-SPAN's Washington Journal to talk about AI and answer live callers' questions about the potential impact it could have on the 2024 presidential election.
January 25, 2024
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NBC News: Disinformation poses an unprecedented threat in 2024 — and the U.S. is less ready than ever
An understated risk of disinformation is its indirect effect on the public's confidence in the truth, Joshua A. Tucker told NBC News.
January 18, 2024
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The Washington Post: Doing your own research is a good way to end up being wrong
A Washington Post analysis reports on findings from a recent CSMaP paper, which indicate that the practice of "doing your own research" on search engines can amplify readers' belief in false claims.
January 17, 2024
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Bloomberg: Want to Avoid Fake News? Step Away From Google
The level of trust people have in search engines highlights the need for them to be rigorously studied, Kevin Aslett told Bloomberg.
January 13, 2024
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Nature: How online misinformation exploits ‘information voids’ — and what to do about it
An editorial in Nature highlights a recent CSMaP study that finds shortcomings in Google Search when it comes to verifying information online.
January 9, 2024
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The New York Times: TikTok Quietly Curtails Data Tool Used by Critics
When transparency is left to the discretion of the platforms, we don't always get the full picture, Joshua A. Tucker told The New York Times.
January 8, 2024
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Nieman Lab: Asking people to “do the research” on fake news stories makes them seem more believable, not less
Media literacy proponents often advise readers to use search engines to verify what they see online, but doing so can actually increase belief in false information, according to a CSMaP study recently published in Nature.
January 8, 2024
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WBUR Here & Now: How 'doing your own research' can confirm fake news
Kevin Aslett joined WBUR's Here & Now to talk about how fact checking misinformation and conspiracy theories with search engines can actually make you more likely to believe them.
January 5, 2024
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The New York Times: Topics Suppressed in China Are Underrepresented on TikTok, Study Says
A recent report on TikTok content highlights the need for the platform to grant data access to independent researchers, Joshua A. Tucker told The New York Times.
December 22, 2023
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Vice: Scientists Explain Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ Leads to Believing Conspiracie
Kevin Aslett, Zeve Sanderson, and Joshua A. Tucker spoke to Vice about how verifying information using online search engines can actually increase belief in misinformation.
December 21, 2023
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Scientific American: How Search Engines Boost Misinformation
Co-authors Kevin Aslett & Zeve Sanderson spoke to Scientific American about their research on the role search engines play in the spread and belief of misinformation.
December 20, 2023
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Forbes: Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ May Make You Believe Fake News
Data voids in search engines can make individuals more likely to believe misinformation from low-quality news sources, Kevin Aslett told Forbes.
December 20, 2023
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Tech Policy Press: New Research Suggests Online Search Can Increase Belief in Misinformation
Using search engines to fact check misinformation can increase its perceived veracity, according to a new CSMaP study published in Nature.
December 20, 2023
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ABC News: 'Really worried': Meta decision allowing 2020 election-denial ads risks distrust, extremism, experts say
Zeve Sanderson spoke to ABC News about the potential impact of Meta's decision to allow political ads on Facebook & Instagram that include false claims about the US 2020 election.
November 20, 2023