Paper Notes: Disinformation across Platforms

/ 2021-07-23

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Starbird, K., & Wilson, T. (2020). Cross-platform disinformation campaigns: Lessons learned and next steps. Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-002[https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-002]

  • Research Question:
  1. How do disinformation campaigns work ==across online platforms== to achieve their strategic goals?
  2. How do governments and other political entities support disinformation campaigns?
  • Summary
    • Methods: mix-method approach to examine digital trace data
    • Mapping the structure of the Twitter conversation around White Helmets, identifying a pro-White Helmets cluster and an anti-White Helmets cluster.
    • Comparing activities of two clusters, especially how they leverage YouTube videos in their efforts.
    • Main Finding:
      1. On Twitter, content challenging the White Helmets is more prevalent than supporting them.
      2. Influential users on both sides of the White Helmets Twitter conversation post links to videos, but the anti-White Helmets network is more effective in leveraging YouTube as a resource for their Twitter campaign.

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