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New case studies from @ShorensteinCtr’s Technology and Social Change Project examine the tactics used by Bannon to plant medical and election misinformation.
The first is about cloaked science, which was indepthly reported on by @washingtonpost: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/12/china-covid-misinformation-li-meng-yan/
The first is about cloaked science, which was indepthly reported on by @washingtonpost: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/12/china-covid-misinformation-li-meng-yan/
We are grateful for @craigtimberg taking an interest in our research question and initiating a parallel investigation.
His meticulous eye for detail confirmed our assertions, which ultimately led to Zenodo changing processes about controversial uploads, which are now flagged.
His meticulous eye for detail confirmed our assertions, which ultimately led to Zenodo changing processes about controversial uploads, which are now flagged.
Read the full case study from @jennifer_nilsen and @BostonJoan: https://mediamanipulation.org/case-studies/cloaked-science-yan-reports
Cloaked science is the use of scientific jargon and community norms to cloak or hide a political, ideological, or financial agenda within the appearance of legitimate scientific research.
Read about the tactic of cloaked science here: https://mediamanipulation.org/definitions/cloaked-science
Read about the tactic of cloaked science here: https://mediamanipulation.org/definitions/cloaked-science
In addition, we have the most thorough rundown of “Hammer and Scorecard,” the communist algorithms that *almost* overturned the US election.
There was only one problem: these algorithms don’t exist!
From @nico_leaves and @BostonJoan: https://mediamanipulation.org/case-studies/viral-sloganeering-hammer-and-scorecard
There was only one problem: these algorithms don’t exist!
From @nico_leaves and @BostonJoan: https://mediamanipulation.org/case-studies/viral-sloganeering-hammer-and-scorecard
Here we discuss how @CISAgov and @C_C_Krebs were unable to overcome the torrent of misinformation seeded across the net by Bannon and Trump’s allies: Powell, Lindell, Wood and Giuliani. We take the long view on this conspiracy that ties back to Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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