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·Jun 14, 2022

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 launched Information Futures Lab, an initiative from Brown’s School of Public Health. https://firstdraftnews.org/first-draft-update-june2022/

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Jun 14, 2022

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 launched Information Futures Lab, an initiative from Brown’s School of Public Health. https://firstdraftnews.org/first-draft-update-june2022/

First Draft

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First Draft

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First Draft Footnotes

·Sep 13, 2021

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 of Informatics and Telematics of Pisa, explore new approaches to the complex phenomenon of online coordination. As researchers of disinformation, we inherit terms and concepts from platforms that can shape…

Disinformation

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How to improve our analysis of ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’
How to improve our analysis of ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’
Disinformation

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First Draft Footnotes

·Mar 25, 2021

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

First Draft researchers Madelyn Webb and Bethan John explore the complexities and contradictions of calls for increased transparency around online advertising. As misinformation researchers, we spend a lot of time thinking about online advertising. …

Transparency

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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?
Transparency

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First Draft Footnotes

·Feb 25, 2021

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 dangerous activities online. If you’re a reporter, getting your queries right really matters. In 2015, Daniel Victor of The New York Times was searching for witnesses to an…

Misinformation

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Finding misinformation with ‘rumor cues’
Finding misinformation with ‘rumor cues’
Misinformation

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First Draft Footnotes

·Dec 15, 2020

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 them. Until very recently, mRNA (messenger ribonucleic Acid) vaccine technology and vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) were still considered highly specialized, niche topics. But following the recent Pfizer and Moderna…

Disinformation

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

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First Draft Footnotes

·Nov 24, 2020

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. “The ocean twilight zone is a layer of water that stretches around the globe … below the ocean surface, just beyond the reach of sunlight … the twilight zone…

Misinformation

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Searching for the misinformation ‘twilight zone’
Searching for the misinformation ‘twilight zone’
Misinformation

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First Draft Footnotes

·Oct 5, 2020

The questions we need to ask before the next infodemic

First Draft’s head of policy and impact, Tommy Shane, explores what questions we need to ask to provide better information during the next pandemic. “Covid-19 is neither the first nor the last health emergency we will face. My fellow scientists estimate that we will face a pandemic or health emergency…

Fact Checking

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The questions we need to ask before the next infodemic
The questions we need to ask before the next infodemic
Fact Checking

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First Draft Footnotes

·Aug 3, 2020

The difference between the facts and the truth

First Draft’s head of policy and impact, Tommy Shane, explores how different ways of knowing can create vulnerabilities online. This article is part of First Draft’s new Footnotes publication. Read more about what we want to achieve and inspire with this new body of work. When we think about disinformation…

Misinformation

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The difference between the facts and the truth
The difference between the facts and the truth
Misinformation

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First Draft Footnotes

·Jul 29, 2020

Introducing Footnotes: A place for ideas

First Draft director and co-founder, Claire Wardle, introduces our revamped Medium publication as the organisation turns five years old. In the summer of 2015, First Draft published its first Medium post. The website came slightly later, and with it the flurry of articles, guides, videos, resources, studies, courses and quizzes…

Information Disorder

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Introducing Footnotes: A place for ideas
Introducing Footnotes: A place for ideas
Information Disorder

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