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Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
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- --- title: False Trending description: >- The artificial amplification of online traffic to create the illusion of popularity and support. categoryColor: '#D0A827' --- False Trending
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
- --- title: Industry description: >- News on disinformation or false trending as it pertains not just to brands, but to entire industries such as agriculture, health care or defense. categoryColor: '#D3ABAA' --- Industry
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Our People description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by the New Knowledge executive leadership: Jonathon Morgan, Renee DiResta or Ryan Fox. categoryColor: '#F4D5B8' --- Our People
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
- --- title: Reputation & Trust description: >- All things surrounding branding, reputation, trust, and how to preserve and maintain it categoryColor: '#B4DED5' --- Reputation Trust
- --- title: Research & Technology description: >- NK Labs, our research division, drives discoveries in emerging artificial intelligence and machine learning. The U.S. government invests in the development of these tools through its Data Driven Discovery of Models DARPA program; New Knowledge is a key participant. The end goal is a fully autonomous system that exposes bad actors from deepest, darkest corners of the internet. categoryColor: '#03B0F6' --- Research Technology
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
Our Work
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
LogOutFacebook: NAACP Calls for Boycott, Civil Rights Groups Demand Board Changes
New Knowledge
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
The Disinformation Report
- --- title: False Trending description: >- The artificial amplification of online traffic to create the illusion of popularity and support. categoryColor: '#D0A827' --- False Trending
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
Why a Botnet Offering Free Taco Bell For a Year is More Threatening Than You Think
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
Why Disinformation Can Be So Damaging
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
Why We Shouldn't Rely Solely on Social Media Companies to Solve the Disinformation Problem
In the Press
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
A New Report Found That Russia's Disinformation Operation in the US Picked Up Speed Even After It Was Caught by Mueller
Business Insider
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
- --- title: Our People description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by the New Knowledge executive leadership: Jonathon Morgan, Renee DiResta or Ryan Fox. categoryColor: '#F4D5B8' --- Our People
- --- title: Renee DiResta description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by Renee DiResta, director of research for New Knowledge. categoryColor: '#955B99' --- Renee Diresta
Experts: Russian Influence Efforts Constitute "informational warfare," Span Beyond Election
CBS
Aug 1, 2018
- --- title: False Trending description: >- The artificial amplification of online traffic to create the illusion of popularity and support. categoryColor: '#D0A827' --- False Trending
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Facebook and Google Struggle to Squelch ‘Crisis Actor’ Posts
New York Times
Feb 23, 2018
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
Facebook and Twitter 'too slow' to Tackle Meddling
BBC News
Sep 5, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Withheld Russia Data, Reports Say
New York Times
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Five Takeaways From New Reports on Russia’s Social Media Operations
New York Times
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
Facebook’s Private Groups Offer Refuge to Fringe Figures
New York Times
Sep 3, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: False Trending description: >- The artificial amplification of online traffic to create the illusion of popularity and support. categoryColor: '#D0A827' --- False Trending
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Renee DiResta description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by Renee DiResta, director of research for New Knowledge. categoryColor: '#955B99' --- Renee Diresta
- --- title: Our People description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by the New Knowledge executive leadership: Jonathon Morgan, Renee DiResta or Ryan Fox. categoryColor: '#F4D5B8' --- Our People
Free Speech in the Age of Algorithmic Megaphones
Wired
Oct 12, 2018
- --- title: False Trending description: >- The artificial amplification of online traffic to create the illusion of popularity and support. categoryColor: '#D0A827' --- False Trending
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
- --- title: Our People description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by the New Knowledge executive leadership: Jonathon Morgan, Renee DiResta or Ryan Fox. categoryColor: '#F4D5B8' --- Our People
- --- title: Renee DiResta description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by Renee DiResta, director of research for New Knowledge. categoryColor: '#955B99' --- Renee Diresta
How Bots Ruined Clicktivism
Wired
Sep 14, 2018
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
- --- title: Industry description: >- News on disinformation or false trending as it pertains not just to brands, but to entire industries such as agriculture, health care or defense. categoryColor: '#D3ABAA' --- Industry
- --- title: Research & Technology description: >- NK Labs, our research division, drives discoveries in emerging artificial intelligence and machine learning. The U.S. government invests in the development of these tools through its Data Driven Discovery of Models DARPA program; New Knowledge is a key participant. The end goal is a fully autonomous system that exposes bad actors from deepest, darkest corners of the internet. categoryColor: '#03B0F6' --- Research Technology
- --- title: Our People description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by the New Knowledge executive leadership: Jonathon Morgan, Renee DiResta or Ryan Fox. categoryColor: '#F4D5B8' --- Our People
- --- title: Renee DiResta description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by Renee DiResta, director of research for New Knowledge. categoryColor: '#955B99' --- Renee Diresta
Free Speech Is Not The Same As Free Reach
Wired
Aug 30, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Industry description: >- News on disinformation or false trending as it pertains not just to brands, but to entire industries such as agriculture, health care or defense. categoryColor: '#D3ABAA' --- Industry
How Merchants Use Facebook to Flood Amazon with Fake Reviews
The Washington Post
Apr 23, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: False Trending description: >- The artificial amplification of online traffic to create the illusion of popularity and support. categoryColor: '#D0A827' --- False Trending
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Industry description: >- News on disinformation or false trending as it pertains not just to brands, but to entire industries such as agriculture, health care or defense. categoryColor: '#D3ABAA' --- Industry
How Misinfodemics Spread Disease
The Atlantic
Aug 30, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
How Russian Trolls Used Meme Warfare to Divide America
Wired
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
How Russia's Online Influence Campaign Engaged With Millions For Years
TechCrunch
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: False Trending description: >- The artificial amplification of online traffic to create the illusion of popularity and support. categoryColor: '#D0A827' --- False Trending
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
In Social Media 'arms race,' Tech Giants Chase Evolving Trolls and Bots
ABC News
Oct 25, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Industry description: >- News on disinformation or false trending as it pertains not just to brands, but to entire industries such as agriculture, health care or defense. categoryColor: '#D3ABAA' --- Industry
- --- title: Our People description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by the New Knowledge executive leadership: Jonathon Morgan, Renee DiResta or Ryan Fox. categoryColor: '#F4D5B8' --- Our People
- --- title: Renee DiResta description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by Renee DiResta, director of research for New Knowledge. categoryColor: '#955B99' --- Renee Diresta
How the Tech Giants Created What DARPA Couldn't
Wired
May 29, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
New Reports Detail Expansive Russia Disinformation Scheme Targeting U.S.
NPR
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
New Report on Russian Disinformation, Prepared For The Senate, Shows The Operation’s Scale and Sweep
The Washington Post
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: False Trending description: >- The artificial amplification of online traffic to create the illusion of popularity and support. categoryColor: '#D0A827' --- False Trending
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
- --- title: Our People description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by the New Knowledge executive leadership: Jonathon Morgan, Renee DiResta or Ryan Fox. categoryColor: '#F4D5B8' --- Our People
- --- title: Renee DiResta description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by Renee DiResta, director of research for New Knowledge. categoryColor: '#955B99' --- Renee Diresta
How Isis and Russia Won Friends and Manufactured Crowds
Wired
Mar 8, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Reports to Senate Criticize Social Media Giants For Providing Incomplete Data in Russia Probe
Vox
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Russia Favored Trump, Targeted African-Americans With Election Meddling, Reports Say
NBC News
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Russian 2016 Influence Operation Targeted African-Americans on Social Media
New York Times
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Russian Disinformation Teams Targeted Robert S. Mueller III, Says Report Prepared for Senate
The Washington Post
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Russian Propagandists Targeted African Americans to Influence 2016 US Election
The Guardian
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Russians Sought to Recruit 'assets' Through Social Media, Senate Told
CNN
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Russian Trolls Came for Instagram, Too
New York Times
Dec 18, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Silicon Valley May Have Done 'bare minimum' to Help Russia Investigation, Senate Intel Committee Told
CNN
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Russians Trolled People Who Were Worried About Russian Trolls on Social Media, Report Says
CNBC
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Social Media’s Forever War
New York Times
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
Takeaways From Twitter's Data Trove
Politico
Oct 18, 2018
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
Support for Brett Kavanaugh Seems Especially High Among Russian Propagandists
Fact Company
Sep 28, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Some of the Popular Images and Themes the Russians Posted on Social Media
New York Times
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
The Facebook Hearings Remind Us: Information Warfare Is Here to Stay
The Guardian
Apr 12, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: False Trending description: >- The artificial amplification of online traffic to create the illusion of popularity and support. categoryColor: '#D0A827' --- False Trending
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
- --- title: Industry description: >- News on disinformation or false trending as it pertains not just to brands, but to entire industries such as agriculture, health care or defense. categoryColor: '#D3ABAA' --- Industry
- --- title: Our People description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by the New Knowledge executive leadership: Jonathon Morgan, Renee DiResta or Ryan Fox. categoryColor: '#F4D5B8' --- Our People
- --- title: Renee DiResta description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by Renee DiResta, director of research for New Knowledge. categoryColor: '#955B99' --- Renee Diresta
The Information War Is On. Are We Ready For It?
Wired
Aug 3, 2018
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Politics description: >- Articles that detail how disinformation and false trending affect the political landscape at home or abroad. categoryColor: '#7457D9' --- Politics
The Cybersecurity 202: From Encryption to Deepfakes, Lawmakers Geek Out During Facebook and Twitter Hearing
The Washington Post
Sep 6, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Voter Suppression and Racial Targeting: In Facebook’s and Twitter’s Words
New York Times
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Industry description: >- News on disinformation or false trending as it pertains not just to brands, but to entire industries such as agriculture, health care or defense. categoryColor: '#D3ABAA' --- Industry
- --- title: Our People description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by the New Knowledge executive leadership: Jonathon Morgan, Renee DiResta or Ryan Fox. categoryColor: '#F4D5B8' --- Our People
- --- title: Renee DiResta description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by Renee DiResta, director of research for New Knowledge. categoryColor: '#955B99' --- Renee Diresta
Up Next: A Better Recommendation System
Wired
Apr 11, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
- --- title: Renee DiResta description: >- Profiles of or articles authored by Renee DiResta, director of research for New Knowledge. categoryColor: '#955B99' --- Renee Diresta
What We Now Know About Russian Disinformation
New York Times Opinion
Dec 17, 2018
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
Why Social Media Appeals After Mass Shootings Have Done Little to Change Gun Laws
The Washington Post
Feb 20, 2018
- --- title: Disinformation description: >- False or fraudulent material spread deliberately and often covertly in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. categoryColor: '#F79690' --- Disinformation
- --- title: Influence Operations description: >- Methods by which trolls and coordinated disinformation campaigns spread their messages: fake reviews, fake social media accounts, viral memes, and bots (software applications that run automated tasks at an accelerated rate). categoryColor: '#84594C' --- Influence Operations
- --- title: Social Media description: >- Details on social media’s role in the dissemination and amplification of disinformation, specifically through major platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. categoryColor: '#B9BC2D' --- Social Media
- --- title: Foreign Influence description: >- Coordinated attempts by foreign civilians or agents of foreign governments to shape U.S. public opinion, obfuscate facts or advance an agenda through the manipulation of social media. categoryColor: '#FEDB03' --- Foreign Influence
Yes, Russian Trolls Helped Elect Trump
New York Times Opinion
Dec 17, 2018