The Editors, Scientific American, September 2019https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/everyone-is-an-agent-in-the-new-information-warfare/ No one thinks, I am the kind of person who is susceptible to misinformation. It is those others (stupid anti-vaxxers! arrogant liberal elites!) who are swayed by propaganda masquerading as news and bot armies pushing partisan agendas on Twitter. But recent disinformation campaigns—especially ones that originate with coordinated agencies in Russia or China—have […]Read More

Clare Duffy, August 18 2019, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/18/tech/advertising-disinformation-money-reliable-sources/index.html. New York (CNN Business)As the United States gears up for another presidential election, aware of the role online disinformation played in 2016, the business of publishing false or extremist content online remains a lucrative one.  At least $235 million in revenue is generated annually from ads running on extremist and disinformation websites, […]Read More