Sic Sequitur
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Sic Sequitur
@SicSequitur
Reviewing disinformation and misinformation circulating online | Promoting academic research on disinformation, security, + the new and emerging media landscape





Our latest #COVID19 misinformation newsletter is out! Edited by @alesherasimenka @OxDemTech @oiioxford, with mentions of work by Ullrich K.H Ecker et al., @TheHagueProgram, @EddaHumprecht et al, @factchecknet and more. Please read and subscribe here 👇 demtech.pub/3rTYhyK





As coronavirus cases spike around the world, misinformation about Covid tests is spiking, too, researchers say. The burst of falsehoods threatens to further stymie efforts to keep the health crisis under control. nyti.ms/34D3Aev







This week the @techpolicypress podcast focuses on race, technology & policy: • @CarmenScurato, @JacquieSMason, and @suheradi on the Disinfo Defense League policy platform • @kreissdaniel & @madhavi_reddi on the need for race conscious platform policies techpolicy.press/the-sunday-sho…


Ahead of #COP26, GDI studied trends in climate change disinformation, adversarial narratives & more. We estimate that advertisers will unwittingly provide $36.7M to 98 sites carrying climate change disinformation in 2021 alone. Read our full report here: bit.ly/326RzfT

