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Caroline Orr, Ph.D

Caroline Orr, Ph.D

How Russian media & right-wing influencers exploited Hawaii’s tragedy to undermine Ukraine support

A deep dive into a coordinated influence campaign that turned a tragedy into a talking point.

2 min readAug 18, 2023

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How Russian media & right-wing influencers exploited Hawaii’s tragedy to undermine Ukraine support

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Caroline Orr, Ph.D

Rage Farming: The Monetization of Outrage Culture

How internet outrage is helping racists monetize your clicks.

1 min readAug 8, 2023

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Rage Farming: The Monetization of Outrage Culture

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Caroline Orr, Ph.D

Elon Musk is playing censorship games again.

The free-speech-loving billionaire is apparently afraid of his competition. He should be.

2 min readApr 22, 2023

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Elon Musk is playing censorship games again.

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Caroline Orr, Ph.D

This is a crisis.

We’ve had many false alarms, but this is not one of them. Join us here to talk about the unfolding crisis at Twitter.

3 min readApr 8, 2023

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This is a crisis.

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In Defense of Antifa

With far-right violence on the rise, it’s time to stop vilifying the activists who work to counter it

20 min readAug 20, 2019

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In Defense of Antifa

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Tulsi Gabbard Is Not Anti-War

She’s a nationalist, hiding behind a mask of anti-interventionism

7 min readFeb 15, 2019

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Tulsi Gabbard Is Not Anti-War

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Trump is Winning the Information War

Coverage of Trump’s manufactured border crisis shows that the media still hasn’t figured out how to deal with him

13 min readJan 23, 2019

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Trump is Winning the Information War

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Pro-Trump & Russian-Linked Twitter Accounts Are Posing As Ex-Democrats In New Astroturfed Movement

#WalkAway from this deceptive propaganda campaign

23 min readJul 5, 2018

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Pro-Trump & Russian-Linked Twitter Accounts Are Posing As Ex-Democrats In New Astroturfed Movement

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Russia’s Troll Factory Just Launched A New Website Targeting Americans

Might be a new direction in information warfare

15 min readJun 5, 2018

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Russia’s Troll Factory Just Launched A New Website Targeting Americans

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How One Doctor’s False Claim Was Used To Erase Atrocities In Syria

On social media, lies spread faster—and further—than the truth

20 min readMay 28, 2018

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How One Doctor’s False Claim Was Used To Erase Atrocities In Syria

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Caroline Orr, Ph.D

Caroline Orr, Ph.D

Feminist. Behavioral Scientist. Freelancer. I study disinformation, psychological warfare, & the extremes of human behavior. Then I write about it for you.

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