Misinformation Headlines with Alex Phillips-Breese – Week of August 17
Alex Phillips-Breese, a 2026 graduate of Michigan State University, cares deeply about misinformation and its disruptions to our communications landscape. She launched our Reels initiative earlier this year and is responsible for shaping overall social media strategy.
Chicago-based social media researcher Alex Phillips-Breese shows us how organized media literacy efforts can combat Russia's mighty misinformation apparatus; why a complicated international situation can lead to an oversimplification or an incomplete picture of events; and other fascinating stories in this week's misinformation headlines.