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‘You can’t fact-check a feeling’: UW researcher on AI’s unexpected role in the 2024 campaign

For all the concern about deepfakes fooling the electorate, AI is having another impact on the 2024 campaign. In some… Read More

After Trump shooting, UW researchers try to make quick sense of online reaction, rumors and more

The chaos and confusion in the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump led many people… Read More

UW disinformation researchers will continue work amid reports of Stanford group crisis

As the presidential campaign was heating up four years ago, the University of Washington and Stanford University led a nonpartisan… Read More

High school students learn how to spot misinformation at UW’s ‘Misinfo Day’ event

Hundreds of Seattle-area high school students learned how to discern fact from fiction at the University of Washington’s 2023 MisinfoDay… Read More

Election misinformation experts share 5 things to watch on Election Day and beyond

The U.S. midterm elections are Tuesday and academic researchers are expecting another wave of misinformation and rumors related to voter… Read More

Debunked rumor of serial killer in Seattle offers another lesson in spotting misinformation

Quick-spreading claims on social media over the weekend about a suspected serial killer in the Seattle area have been refuted… Read More

High school students in Seattle educate community on how to identify and combat misinformation

The world is overwhelmed with contradictory data and claims. High school students in Seattle want to help. Last month Ballard… Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ‘the world’s first hybrid war’

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is happening not only by land, sea, and air, but through computers and the internet.… Read More

How to avoid propagating disinformation during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

As disinformation and Russian propaganda flood social media during the invasion of Ukraine, information experts are providing advice about how… Read More

Tech Moves: Delivery giant Gopuff adds Seattle-area execs; Wheels Up names president; and more

— Heavily-funded delivery service Gopuff hired three more Seattle-based leaders: Former Beyond Meat COO Sanjay Shah as SVP of North… Read More

As election fraud narratives persist, misinformation research shows sources of ‘toxic feedback loops’

The 2020 U.S. presidential election is almost a year past, but the unfounded allegations that President Biden did not win… Read More

Are we just ants in a death spiral? Researchers call for scientific studies of social media networks

As misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines is spiking, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is gearing… Read More

Scholars tracking social media see efforts to delegitimize election, imperiling democracy

The University of Washington’s Kate Starbird has been immersing herself in election disinformation, and what she’s found is deeply troubling.… Read More

Experts share tips on how to staunch the coronavirus misinformation ‘infodemic’

As we’re wading through the flood of information about the novel coronavirus, it’s difficult for even the most skeptical among… Read More

Vote for the Geeks Give Back award: 5 inspirational groups making a positive change in our community

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. If you’re looking to be inspired… Read More

Confronting the global ‘crisis’ of misinformation: Inside the UW’s new Center for an Informed Public

We are bombarded by misinformation and downright lies. With just a click, they catch fire and spread through traditional and… Read More