NY Times Publishes Review of Election-Related Digital Misinformation Posted Online
From The NY Times:
Two months ago, The New York Times asked readers to send in examples of election-related misinformation they saw online.
Readers responded. In all, more than 4,000 examples of misinformation were submitted to The Times from social media feeds, text-messaging apps and email accounts.
Each legitimate submission was vetted by reporters and editors at The Times, and many have influenced our journalism in the lead-up to the midterm elections. We are grateful for readers’ submissions, and dedicated to continuing the work of fighting digital misinformation.
Examples are Organized Into These Categories:
- ‘Hoax Floods’ After Major News Events
- Poorly Labeled Campaign Ads
- Russian Reddit Manipulation
- Voter Suppression Attempts
- Deceptive Claims About Candidates
- Sketchy Text Messages
- Committee-Sponsored ‘Attack Pages’
Read the Complete Article, View Examples
See Also: If You See Disinformation Ahead of the Midterms, We Want to Hear From You (September 17, 2018)
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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