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With help from a grant by the Rita Allen Foundation, we are proud to publish a new report: “A Limiting Lens: How Vaccine Misinformation Has Influenced Hispanic Conversations Online” firstdraftnews.org/long-form-arti…

12/12: We’re very excited for the next chapter, so stay tuned for new projects and initiatives from @IFL_Brown. Sign up here to stay updated. mailchi.mp/brown.edu/ifl_…

11/12: We’re working with the @internetarchive to preserve the material from the site, and we hope to make many of our resources available via @creativecommons

1/12 🚨 Organization news! First Draft's mission is moving to @Brown_SPH as part of a new initiative being launched today - the Information Futures Lab (@IFL_Brown). See letter from @cward1e for details. firstdraftnews.org/first-draft-up…

During this #auspol election, our research found that conspiracy theorists primarily attacked the legitimacy of the AEC to advance baseless claims of election fraud. Read more here: bit.ly/38VhWth h/t @estherswchan @stevievzh @juliabergin1 @annekrugernews

'First Draft’s monitoring documented a treasure trove of conspiratorial content, scare campaigns, and misinformation relating to the electoral process.' Read more about what we found during the 2022 Australian federal election #auspol #ausvotes22: bit.ly/38VhWth

A @firstdraftnews manifesto (of sorts) following months of monitoring misinfo during the #AusVotes22 election. The team @estherswchan, @stevievzh and @annekrugernews noted narratives old and new, Aus-made and imported, trumpeted on trucks and in Telegram throughout the campaign.

First Draft has been monitoring misinfo related to #ausvotes22 election. We saw local and imported narratives of voter fraud, conspiracy theories, and scare campaigns both online and offline. h/t @estherswchan @stevievzh @juliabergin1 @annekrugernews bit.ly/38VhWth

The treasure trove of US-imported narratives seeded by “freedom friendly” minor parties in the lead up to #AusVotes22 did not materialise into an Aus-edition of January 6, but their ability to spread AT ALL is cause for concern. See 🧵