This is a smart story that I wish I had written.
And it highlights that this election the threat for disinformation may be less foreign misinformation, and more of domestic origins
And it highlights that this election the threat for disinformation may be less foreign misinformation, and more of domestic origins
https://twitter.com/sarafischer/status/1314550285365370880
Continuing along that line of thought, the disinformation that affects us in and around Election Day may be what we Americans subject ourselves to.
Hysteria and rumor around an already tense and fraught polling day could lead to an explosion of untruth
Hysteria and rumor around an already tense and fraught polling day could lead to an explosion of untruth
I've been thinking a lot about the DC Blackout, which happened in the wake of the George Floyd protests in DC
This rumor emerged on June 1 that all comms in DC were being jammed and it spread like wildfire
This rumor emerged on June 1 that all comms in DC were being jammed and it spread like wildfire
There was a lot of talk about foreign disinformation, but it turned out to be just plain hysteria and rumor
Graphika, a social media analysis company, concluded it was a "spontaneous expression of fear and confusion" that occurred overnight while most people in DC were sleeping.
Graphika, a social media analysis company, concluded it was a "spontaneous expression of fear and confusion" that occurred overnight while most people in DC were sleeping.
You can easily imagine a scenario like this on Election Day 2020, but magnified by an order of magnitude.
With so much unease around our elections, the threat might not be active disinformation per se, but rumors and hysteria out of control
With so much unease around our elections, the threat might not be active disinformation per se, but rumors and hysteria out of control
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