Disinformation Publications

Discussion Papers, Disinformation, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy,
Case Study: Integrity or Influence? Facebook’s Governance Trade-offs in India and the Power of the Press
November 28, 2023
Disclaimer: This is a working paper of the Democracy and Internet Governance Project at the Shorenstein Center. As a working paper it represents research...
Discussion Papers, Disinformation, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy,
Case Study on Online Youth Harms – Project Daisy
November 28, 2023
Disclaimer: This is a working paper, and hence it represents research in progress. This paper represents the opinions of the authors and is the product...
Discussion Papers, Disinformation, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy, Technology,
Towards Digital Platforms and Public Purpose: Final Report of the Democracy and Internet Governance Initiative
July 6, 2023
Executive Summary In an increasingly digital and interconnected world, platforms have emerged as powerful intermediaries that shape our online experiences,...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Disinformation, Faculty Research, Politics & Government,
Severe Depressive Symptoms Exacerbate the Relationship Between Conspiracy Beliefs and Voting for Election Doubters (WP-23-22)
June 12, 2023
The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or...
Disinformation, International Affairs, Public Interest Journalism, Publications, Tech Policy,
Research and Resources on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
March 11, 2022
Faculty, fellows, and researchers from across the Shorenstein Center are focusing on the war in Ukraine. They are helping to understand the role of disinformation...
Disinformation, Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Publications, Technology,
COVID-19 fake news on Twitter
October 22, 2020
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led...
Disinformation, Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
Misinformation and vaccine acceptance
September 24, 2020
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by...
Discussion Papers, Disinformation, Policy & Issues, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Race & Gender, Technology,
Canaries in the Coal Mine: COVID-19 Misinformation and Black Communities
June 24, 2020
Even as Black people are disproportionately dying from the virus due to systemic racism, harmful inaccuracies about COVID-19 are metastasizing in Black...
Disinformation, Faculty Research, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Understanding Misinformation on Mobile Instant Messengers (MIMs) in Developing Countries
May 27, 2020
This mixed-methods research project in Nigeria, India, and Pakistan consisted of surveys, survey experiments, and semi-structured interviews, designed...
Disinformation, Faculty Research, Papers, Policy & Issues, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy, Technology,
Countering Negative Externalities in Digital Platforms
October 7, 2019
This Policy Paper is part of the Digital Platforms & Democracy Project’s efforts to explain and disseminate ideas about regulation of major technology...