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  • Finding misinformation with ‘rumor cues’

    Finding misinformation with ‘rumor cues’

    First Draft’s head of impact and policy, Tommy Shane, explores how keywords related to rumor can help us understand and respond to…
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    Feb 25, 2021
    Identifying ‘data deficits’ can pre-empt the spread of disinformation

    Identifying ‘data deficits’ can pre-empt the spread of disinformation

    First Draft’s research analyst, Seb Cubbon, explores how data deficits get exploited by disinformation actors, and how we can get ahead of…
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    First Draft
    Dec 15, 2020
    Searching for the misinformation ‘twilight zone’

    Searching for the misinformation ‘twilight zone’

    First Draft’s head of policy and impact, Tommy Shane, explores how our technology affects what misinformation we do and don’t see.
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    First Draft
    Nov 24, 2020

    Update from First Draft

    Today we are announcing that First Draft is closing its doors to make way for the next chapter — its mission will continue at the newly…
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    First Draft
    Jun 14, 2022
    How to improve our analysis of ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’

    How to improve our analysis of ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’

    First Draft researchers Carlotta Dotto and Seb Cubbon, along with Stefano Cresci, Serena Tardelli and Leonardo Nizzoli from the Institute…
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    First Draft
    Sep 13, 2021
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    We need to know more about political ads. But can transparency be a trap?

    We need to know more about political ads. But can transparency be a trap?

    Eight big questions that arose when we began scrutinizing the current social media landscape for advertising transparency.
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    First Draft
    Mar 25, 2021
    The questions we need to ask before the next infodemic

    The questions we need to ask before the next infodemic

    What we need to ask to provide better information during the next pandemic
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    First Draft
    Oct 5, 2020
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