News and Research articles on Misinformation

Hybrid institutions for disinformation governance: Between imaginative and imaginary

Martin Fertmann, Leibniz-Institute for Media Research/Hans-Bredow-Institut
Bharath Ganesh, University of Groningen
Robert Gorwa, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
Lisa-Maria Neudert, University of Oxford

PUBLISHED ON: 16 May 2022

This opinion piece is part of a 3-part miniseries advancing key reflections in disinformation governance. This article discusses the potential of new institutions for disinformation governance.

Truth, intention and harm: Conceptual challenges for disinformation-targeted governance

Naomi Appelman, University of Amsterdam
Stephan Dreyer, Leibniz-Institute for Media Research/Hans-Bredow-Institut
Pranav Manjesh Bidare, Stanford University
Keno C. Potthast, Leibniz-Institute for Media Research/Hans-Bredow-Institut

PUBLISHED ON: 16 May 2022

This opinion piece is part of a 3-part miniseries advancing key reflections in disinformation governance. This article discusses conceptual challenges for disinformation governance.

Combating misinformation online: re-imagining social media for policy-making

Eleni A. Kyza, Cyprus University of Technology
Christiana Varda, Cyprus University of Technology
Dionysis Panos, Cyprus University of Technology
Melina Karageorgiou, Cyprus University of Technology
Nadejda Komendantova, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Serena Coppolino Perfumi, Stockholm University
Syed Iftikhar Husain Shah, International Hellenic University
Akram Sadat Hosseini, University of Stuttgart
PUBLISHED ON: 21 Oct 2020 DOI: 10.14763/2020.4.1514

What more can social media platforms do to combat misinformation? Recommendations from policymakers suggest reconceptualising social media policies as a necessary step.

Data citizenship: rethinking data literacy in the age of disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation

Elinor Carmi, University of Liverpool
Simeon J. Yates, University of Liverpool
Eleanor Lockley, Sheffield Hallam University
Alicja Pawluczuk, United Nations University
PUBLISHED ON: 28 May 2020 DOI: 10.14763/2020.2.1481

In this paper we examine what data literacy means in the age of dis-/mis-/mal-information. We examine theoretical and methodological challenges researchers face when examining these two fields and how we can move forward by sharing our own experience in designing a survey to understand UK citizens data literacies.