Critical disinformation studies: History, power, and politics
This paper argues that the U.S., disinformation is often perpetuated by white supremacy and power hierarchies, impacting marginalized racial groups and lacking social, cultural, political, or economic power. It advocates for a…
Misinformation interventions are common, divisive, and poorly understood
A survey of 1,207 Americans shows that while 49% have encountered misinformation interventions, many are unclear about the systems behind them, with 40% believing all content is checked and 17.5% unsure. This…
Agnotology as a teaching tool: Learning climate science by studying misinformation
This article explores the disparity between the scientific community’s agreement on global warming and the confusion among the American public, which is attributed to the presence of misinformation. It identifies the obstacle…
Expert credibility on climate change
This study examines the agreement among climate researchers about anthropogenic climate change (ACC) and contrasts it with the perception of the general public in the United States. Although there is widespread doubt…
Evaluating the fake news problem at the scale of the information ecosystem
The author argues that concerns about the pervasiveness and impact of fake news on democracy might be overstated. This indicates that efforts to combat misinformation should also focus on improving the quality…
Donald Trump: A critical theory-perspective on authoritarian capitalism. tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
This paper applies critical theory to analyze the rise of Donald Trump, focusing on economic, state, and ideological power dynamics in US capitalism.
Corporate funding and ideological polarization about climate change
The paper examines how ideological polarization around environmental issues, especially climate change, has increased due to corporate funding influencing public knowledge and policy.
Network structure and influence of the climate change counter-movement.
By utilizing network science and machine learning text analysis, this study examines the institutional and corporate dynamics driving public uncertainty about anthropogenic climate change to reveal the influence of elite corporate benefactors…
The growth of climate change misinformation in US philanthropy: Evidence from natural language processing.
This paper examines the relationship between private philanthropy and the dissemination of climate misinformation, revealing an increasing integration of actors spreading scientific misinformation into US philanthropy with funding ties to prominent corporate…
30 years ago global warming became front-page news—And both republicans and democrats took it seriously.
The article discusses a significant turning point in climate change awareness 30 years ago when both Republicans and Democrats took global warming seriously. The author attributes the subsequent erosion of bipartisan consensus…
