News & Commentary

New research sheds light on Latino online political engagement and susceptibility to false claims

At CSMaP, Allen and Barrie will serve as core faculty members leading research projects on urgent topics related to digital media and democracy.

Surprising study results show limits of using recommended steps to debunk false content

Ahead of a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on platform transparency, we submitted a letter outlining the type of research questions we want to answer — and the social media data we need to answer them.

Joshua A. Tucker discusses the future of social media research as false information about COVID-19 spreads alongside the disease itself.

Tweets mentioning hydroxychloroquine peaked when President Trump touted the drug — without evidence — as a cure to the disease.

With the support of an NSF Grant, we’re studying susceptibility to false and misleading news around COVID-19.