Additional Resources.

Learn more about disinformation, the harmful narratives that prop it up, and how we can combat it in resource bank below. The resources include academic research, interesting podcasts, nonprofit research and guides and much more. This is by no means an exhaustive list of the resources out there, but will hopefully serve a start for you to learn more.

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The Psychology Behind Disinformation

Can Corrections Spread Misinformation to New Audiences? Testing for the Elusive Familiarity Backfire Effect

Ecker UKH, Lewandowsky S, Chadwick M. “Can Corrections Spread Misinformation to New Audiences? Testing for the Elusive Familiarity Backfire Effect.” Cogn Res Princ Implic. 2020 Aug 26;5(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s41235-020-00241-6. PMID: 32844338; PMCID: PMC7447737.

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Communication Strategies

Canaries in the Coal Mine: COVID-19 Misinformation and Black Communities

Harvard University, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, former Color of Change senior campaign director Brandi Collins-Dexter

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Communication Strategies

Climate Change Disinformation and How to Combat It

Lewandowsky, S (2021) “Climate Change Disinformation and How to Combat It,” Annual Review of Public Health, 42:1, 1-21.

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History of Disinformation and the Roots of Harmful Narratives

Critical Disinformation Studies: A Syllabus

Marwick, A., Kuo, R., Cameron, S. J. & Weigel, M. (2021). “Critical Disinformation Studies: A Syllabus,” Center for Information, Technology, & Public Life (CITAP), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://citap.unc.edu/critical-disinfo

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Disinformation Techniques

Deterring Democracy

Channel 4 News Investigation

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History of Disinformation and the Roots of Harmful Narratives

Disinformation as Political Communication

Deen Freelon & Chris Wells (2020) “Disinformation as Political Communication,” Political Communication, 37:2, 145-156, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2020.1723755

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Disinformation Techniques

Disinformation’s Spread: Bots, Trolls and All of Us

Kate Starbird, associate professor, University of Washington

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The Role of Social Media

Dr. Jieun Shin: Algorithms and Their Impact on Misinformation

University of Florida, College of Journalism and Communications, Conversation with “Dr. Jieun Shin: Algorithms and Their Impact on Misinformation”

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