UW will continue disinformation research as Stanford program falters
An influential research team with a focus on fighting false and misleading election information online has reportedly collapsed under pressure from conservative critics.
The Stanford Internet Observatory’s future is uncertain now that the team has lost most of its staff. While Stanford told reporters in a statement that the Observatory’s work will continue under new leadership, it appears the rapid analysis work identifying election misinformation that researchers conducted during the 2020 election will not continue.
The announcement comes as disinformation work has come under fire in recent…
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