Brendan Nyhan

Month: January 2019

  • New column: How technologists can counter misinfo

    From my new column co-authored with Patrick Ball: Since “fake news” rose to prominence during and after the 2016 election, the United States and countries around the world have struggled to determine how to most effectively address political misinformation. Though critics’ worst fears about the influence of online misinformation are likely overstated, false or misleading

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