Academic research and white papers about
misinformation and disinformation

The George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Health and Human Services

Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Kent, SWPS University

Carleton College, Colorado State University, University of Delaware

RAND Corporation, Carnegie Mellon University, Challenger Center

Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China

University of Massachusetts Amherst (Published in JAMA)

ScienceDirect

From the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Science

University of Zurich

University College London

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Migration Policy Institute

In this paper, we present the challenges and opportunities of combining automatic and manual fact-checking approaches to combat the spread on online misinformation also highlighting open research questions that the data engineering community should address.
University of Queensland, Brisbane

This research examines the health of the local journalism ecosystems in three New Jersey communities: Newark, New Brunswick, and Morristown. The goal of this research is to develop and apply a set of reliable, scalable performance metrics intended to inform funders, policymakers, researchers, and industry professionals about the state of journalism in local communities and, ultimately, its connection to healthy democracy, and to help guide decision-making about possible areas of intervention.
Rutgers University

This article examines 3,517 Facebook ads created by Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA) between June 2015 and August 2017 in its Active Measures disinformation campaign targeting the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
University of Florida

Today, nearly 41% of Americans listen to podcasts monthly, and almost one in four Americans look to podcasts for their news. Globally, the medium is projected to reach an audience of 504.9 million by 2024, while ad revenue in the United States is expected to double between 2022 and 2024, jumping from $2 billion to $4 billion.
Brookings Institution

Misinformation is a worldwide concern carrying socioeconomic and political consequences. What drives its spread?. The answer lies in the reward structure on social media that encourages users to form habits of sharing news that engages others and attracts social recognition.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences