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2022 US Midterm Elections Misinformation Amplification Analysis
We do not see any significant difference between the overall MAF and the elections and voting MAF for Facebook and Instagram. But for Twitter, we see a significantly smaller MAF for elections and voting misinfo.
Election Integrity Program Announcement
Thanks to a generous grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Integrity Institute will be running a program supporting the integrity of elections on social media platforms through 2024.
How Social Media Amplifies Misinformation More Than Information
Write up of our misinformation amplification analyses for the Elections Integrity Program in the New York Times.
Misinformation Amplification Analysis Methodology
The methodology behind our quantitative analysis of how the large social media platforms can amplify misinformation through their platform and algorithmic design.
Feed Ranking and Social Harms
Institute founding fellow Naomi Shiffman presented at the George Washington University in October 2022.
A Brief History of Tech and Elections: A 26-Year Journey
An analysis of the public announcements made by technology companies over the past 26 years, including their public messaging about their election roles.
Misinformation Amplification Tracking Dashboard
Our dashboard tracking the Misinformation Amplification Factor across the large platforms. A quantitative assessment of how misinformation is performing on the platforms over time.
Tech Company 2022 Midterm Election Announcements
A graph looking at what topics social media companies have highlighted in their announcements for the U.S. 2022 midterm elections.
Technology Platforms Election Database
A filterable database which contains information from nearly 50 companies about their work on elections across the globe over the past 20 years.
Child Safety Online
Institute co-founder Sahar Massachi delivered the keynote at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue in July 2022.
Ranked Feeds and the Harms They Pose
Institute co-founder Sahar Massachi delivered the keynote at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue in July 2022.
Analysis of Q2 2022 WVCR
We find that content that violates Facebook’s policies continues to be extremely prevalent among the top content; misinformation continues to be present among the top links on the platform; and the majority of the top content on the platform continues to fail basic media literacy checks.
Sculpting the Future of Social Media through Incentives and Regulation
Institute co-founder Jeff Allen delivered the keynote at the EU Radicalisation Awareness Network in June 2022.
Social Media and the Spread of Harmful Content
Institute co-founder Jeff Allen presented to physicians at the Oakland Department of Psychiatry in June 2022.
Deep Dive on Inauthentic Facebook Network (Q1 2022 WVCR)
Recording of a live working session: 15 integrity professionals investigate the inauthentic network behind "alltrendytees.com", the 9th most viewed domain in Facebook's Widely Viewed Content Report for Q1 2022.
Analyses of Q4 2021 – Q1 2022 WVCRs
We have analyzed Facebook’s Widely Viewed Content Report and evaluated the most viewed content on Facebook from a media literacy perspective.
Open Letter to Elon Musk
We agree that transparency, ethics, and free expression are keys to Twitter’s future. Here’s how you can make that happen.
WVCR Tracking Dashboard
For all of the Facebook Widely Viewed Content Reports, we are keeping track of various data and statistics, including what fraction of posts pass basic media literacy checks, like identity transparency and original content production.