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A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy: Definitions and Why They Matter

By Riley Galligher and Samantha Tanner This is part 2 of our series "A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy". To read the first part, click here. The rise of disinformation has become a prominent concern and topic of discussion...

A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy: Introduction

By Riley Galligher and Samantha Tanner In the digital age, the internet has reshaped the way we produce, share, and come to believe information. As the internet became a major center for information exchange, it also became a key target of disinformation. Information...

GDIL Featured in #Connexions23

Executive Direct Michael Mosser and Task Team Leaders Ryan Williams (Evergreen), Liz Wong (Barnowl), and Zach Daum (Tearline) were featured in a presentation at the first annual #Connexions conference in April 2023. Watch their presentation here and mark your calendars for #Connexions24 March 17-20, 2024!

The Image of Climate Disinformation

Bad actors can weaponize expectations about credibility to make disinformation appear as credible information. This blog post explores how some climate-related misinformation passes as credible by adopting stylistic and substantive qualities associated with credibility.

Team Tearline publishes extensive report on Chinese economic activity in Afghanistan

Researchers at Team Tearline, in partnership with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, “analyzed commercial imagery, volunteer mapping services, ground photography, open press reports, and business literature to assess the progress or lack of progress of Chinese-backed projects in Afghanistan with an emphasis on the Taliban administration time period since 2021.”

GDIL Welcomes Dr. Vilma Luoma-aho to UT Austin

GDIL is delighted to welcome our first visiting scholar to the UT Austin campus this week. Dr. Vilma Luoma-aho joins us from the University of Jyväskylä, a research university in Finland.

A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy: Crossover

By Riley Galligher and Samantha Tanner This is part 6 of our series "A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy". To read the first part, click here. Crossover The structure of our guided tour has centered, until this point, around our three categories of disinformation....

A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy: Media Literacy

By Riley Galligher and Samantha Tanner This is part 5 of our series "A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy". To read the first part, click here. Media Literacy As discussed in our policy framework section, our last disinformation policy category is Media Literacy....

Decoding Individuals’ Predispositions toward Climate Change Mis- and Disinformation

Why do individuals accept mis- or disinformation? Specifically, why do individuals accept mis- and disinformation particularly related to anthropogenic climate change? Welcome to “Project Mizaru,” where we seek to answer these questions in the most rigorously informed way possible.

A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy: Content Moderation

By Riley Galligher and Samantha Tanner This is part 4 of our series "A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy". To read the first part, click here. Our Content Moderation category includes policies oriented towards preventing the production and dissemination of...

A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy: Framework and Legal Action

By Riley Galligher and Samantha Tanner This is part 3 of our series "A Guided Tour of Disinformation Policy". To read the first part, click here. Disinformation Policy: Identifying Landmarks In the interest of taking you on this guided tour of disinformation policy,...

November 2023 Indo-Pacific Newsletter

The latest events of the region from Team Cyber Pacific.

The Great Global Disinformation Feed

The Great Global Disinformation Feed

Perhaps the only thing that travels faster than a lie is a lie promoted on the internet. Disinformation evolves and adjusts rapidly for even the smallest of targeted social groups. With over 190 countries in the world – and each country hosting numerous social groups...

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