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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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Popular Science: Twitter’s efforts to tackle misleading tweets just made them thrive elsewhere
Zeve Sanderson talks about a CSMaP study that found that misinformation flagged on one platform, continues to spread on other ones through screenshots and other posts.
August 25, 2021
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USA Today: Twitter blocked and labeled Donald Trump's tweets on election fraud. They spread anyway.
A new CSMaP study found that Trump tweets, either blocked or labeled as false on Twitter, still spread on other platforms -- sometimes out performing tweets with no flags.
August 24, 2021
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Tech Policy Press: New research points to role of social media in stoking division in U.S.
A CSMaP study found that it's unlikely that social media is the main driver of polarization, however, it's often a key facilitator.
August 24, 2021
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Popular Science: Social media really is making us more morally outraged
Jonathan Nagler discusses a recent Yale paper that found that social media platforms like Twitter, amplify our collective moral outrage.
August 13, 2021
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Popular Science: Instagram now lets you manage ‘sensitive content.’ Here’s how to use it.
Joshua A. Tucker talks about sensitivity filters getting better over time, making it unclear how Instagram's new policy will affect the majority of its users.
July 30, 2021
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Pindograma: Searching Google can increase belief in fake news
Joshua A. Tucker and Kevin Aslett discuss how Googling fake news can actually increase one's belief in it.
July 21, 2021
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VICE: A Shocking Number of Americans Believe the Dumbest COVID Vaccine Conspiracy
Joshua A. Tucker talks about how people are generally not good at spotting fake news, and how the COVID-19 and vaccine rollout further hindered people's ability to spot misinformation online.
July 16, 2021
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GovInsider: 3 ways countries can counter misinformation
Joshua A. Tucker talks about how countries can prevent false information from derailing societies.
July 12, 2021
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NYU News: New Yorkers and NYU students alike show low turnout for the mayoral primaries
Joshua A. Tucker talks about the city's low voter turnout and the difference in voter participation between local and presidential elections in the US.
June 30, 2021
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Tech Policy Press: New research on Facebook use in Bosnia and Herzegovina underscores complexity of relationship between social media and social dynamics
A CSMaP research paper talks about the use of Facebook in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the complex social dynamics that are intertwined.
June 16, 2021
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VICE: The GOP’s ‘Off the Rails’ March Toward Authoritarianism Has Historians Worried
Joshua A. Tucker talks about the rise of "the big lie" and how this creates a situation where the process of ceding power becomes more difficult for the right.
June 2, 2021
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TBS eFM This Morning: Facebook's recent affirmation to keep former President Trump's
Joshua A. Tucker talks about Facebook's affirmation to maintain Trump's suspension from the platform and the growing criticism from conservatives.
May 12, 2021
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Salon: Twitter will never truly be rid of Trump — but their game of whac-a-mole is working: Tech experts
Jonathan Nagler talks about Twitter's intervention around Trump and the effects that it might have on his future messaging.
May 7, 2021
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Yahoo News: Without Trump, political disinformation dips -- for now
Joshua A. Tucker talks about the misinformation of 2020 and how it made some question the integrity of the election.
March 29, 2021
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The New York Times: Democracy Is Weakening Right in Front of Us
Joshua A. Tucker talks about the events of Jan. 6 and how social media was used to organize the group attending the rally and the effects this might have on the future of our democracy.
February 17, 2021
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USA Today: When Trump started his speech before the Capitol riot, talk on Parler turned to civil war
Joshua A. Tucker talks about the use of the term "civil war" and how this phrase generated on Parler and then lent itself to the Jan. 6 moment.
February 1, 2021
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Global Insight: Are social media platforms controlling democracy?
Joshua A. Tucker talks about social media and its influence on democracy.
January 27, 2021
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Detroit Free Press: Michigan AG to right-wing website: Take down misleading videos
Joshua A. Tucker discusses online influence campaigns and their strategies around fake news.
November 10, 2020
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CNBC: Domestic actors have the most incentive to influence election outcome: expert
Joshua A. Tucker discusses foreign influence campaigns and their role in domestic political campaigns and the changing dynamic around domestic actor influence.
November 2, 2020
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The New York Times: Did President Trump Keep His First-Term Promises? Let’s Look at 5 of Them
A CSMaP survey found that those who voted for Trump in 2016 thought he broke fewer than one in five campaign promises.
October 31, 2020
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AFP: America's Other Pandemic
Joshua A. Tucker breaks down Russia's 2016 toolkit for influencing the presidential campaign.
October 30, 2020
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Detroit Free Press: Michigan again a target of election disinformation
Joshua A. Tucker talks about researchers' need for archived data stored on social media platforms to better understand how people interact with politics online.
October 29, 2020
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Global Insight: Are Russia, China and Iran stirring up trouble for the U.S. Election?
Joshua A. Tucker discuss the role that Russia, China, and Iran are playing in the 2020 US presidential election.
October 26, 2020
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Science Mag: As U.S. election nears, researchers are following the trail of fake news
Joshua A. Tucker discusses how the type of information, or disinformation, people were exposed to influenced their confidence in the government during the election cycle.
October 26, 2020
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Yahoo News: In 2020, homegrown US disinformation surpasses Russian effort
Joshua A. Tucker discusses Russia's 2016 disinformation toolkit and how domestic actors are using it this election cycle to influence the election.
October 25, 2020