News: Digital Deception

MapLight's weekly newsletter on deceptive digital politics looks at the impact of disinformation on the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building.

When people in power as well as technology and social media companies relied upon by so many for news and information amplify lies, conspiracies, and disinformation, we face real-world consequences.

The 2020 election and its aftermath have made it more clear than ever that we cannot take our democracy for granted. The newly introduced For the People Act marks a major step forward in achieving a democracy that works for all of us.

MapLight helped to convene a diverse coalition of more than 30 organizations to encourage the Biden-Harris administration to treat the spread of disinformation as a fundamental and intersectional threat to advancing progress on key issues during their administration.

The final Digital Deception Decoder newsletter of 2020 takes a look at the latest news, research, and trends in the world of online disinformation.

MapLight's weekly newsletter outlining the latest news and trends in deceptive digital politics looks at the misinformation surrounding vaccines for COVID-19.

MapLight's Digital Deception Decoder newsletter looks at big changes to social media algorithms and the controversy surrounding Google's firing of Dr. Timnit Gebru, the co-lead of company's ethical AI team.

MapLight's weekly newsletter outlining the latest news and research related to deceptive online politics looks at the impact of President Trump's election disinformation campaign.

MapLight's weekly newsletter outlining the latest news and research related to online political deception looks at how disinformation following the 2020 election just keeps coming.