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The investigation of election misinformation and disinformation was shut down in 2024 as a result of lawsuits, subpoenas, document requests from right-wing politicians and non-profits that cost millions to defend, even when vindicated by the US Supreme Court in June 2024, in addition to threats and online harassment as a result of the spread of ...
The Shorenstein Center at Harvard University defines disinformation research as an academic field that studies "the spread and impacts of misinformation, disinformation, and media manipulation," including "how it spreads through online and offline channels, and why people are susceptible to believing bad information, and successful strategies for mitigating its impact". [23]
The Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) was an advisory board of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), from April 27, 2022 to August 24, 2022. The board's stated function was to protect national security by disseminating guidance to DHS agencies on combating misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation that threatens the security of the homeland.
Social media platforms allow for easy spread of misinformation. [130] The specific reasons why misinformation spreads through social media so easily remain unknown. [132] Agent-based models and other computational models have been used by researchers to explain how false beliefs spread through networks.
Public opinion and policy interact: public opinion and the popularity of public health measures can strongly influence government policy and the creation and enforcement of industry standards. Disinformation attempts to undermine public opinion and prevent the organization of collection actions, including policy debates, government action ...
The false statement or misrepresentation could concern the time, place, or “manner” of an election, the qualifications or restrictions on voter eligibility, criminal penalties associated with ...
Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news. [10] [16] The term as it developed in 2017 is a neologism (a new or re-purposed expression that is entering the language, driven by culture or technology changes). [17]
Lies in political ads are common. There are entire news segments dedicated to investigating what's true and what's not. But are candidates allowed to be dishonest in ads?