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X Just Accidentally Exposed A Vast Covert Influence Network Targeting Americans
How a new X feature led to the most sweeping public exposure of covert foreign activity on a major platform since 2016.
 • Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD
Election Day Disinformation: Intimidation, Bots, & Synthetic Voices
This week’s quiet manipulation tactics set the stage for tomorrow’s louder battles.
 • Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD
Moderation Sabotage: How Trump’s Team Is Crashing the Guardrails of the Internet
An inside look at the frontlines of the war on truth.
 • Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD
AI political campaigns are learning to run themselves
We may soon find out what democracy looks like when humans aren’t included.
How the Right-Wing Outrage Machine Invents Liberal Fury — and Sells It Back to You
The manufactured controversy over Sydney Sweeney is a textbook example of how right-wing operatives get liberals to take the bait.
 • Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD
Silent Coup: How Trump’s Allies Are Gaming Algorithms To Seize Your Feed
New research unravels the secret tactics behind Stop the Steal and other right-wing disinformation campaigns.
 • Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD
Emory Shooting Highlights Dangers of Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Theories
Police say the gunman targeted the CDC because of anger towards the COVID vaccine.
 • Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD
Weaponized
Weaponized
Dispatches from the frontlines of the information war, where I’ll break down the latest in disinformation, deception, and the dark side of technology.
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