"Attacking the legitimacy of past elections is of course a way to cast doubt on future elections. It's absurd to pretend otherwise," Professor Brendan Nyhan tells The Atlantic about Meta's decision to lift the Facebook ban on former president Donald Trump. Read the full article HERE!
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Prof Nyhan is quoted in The Washington Post as he discusses the spread of misinformation on local news networks. "The fear is that local media becomes a pathway for misinformation," Nyhan said. "There is a void in many communities where local news has shrunk or disappeared completely, and yet people still trust it. That combination may make ideologically motivated news sites more influential."
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Prof Nyhan (James O Freedman Presidential Professor) tells the HuffPost in a recieve interview, "Americans are broadly supportive of democracy in the abstract. But at the same time, they may not have well-developed views about exactly what it means." Read the full article HERE!
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Prof Michael Herron and Prof Nyhan testified before New Hampshire's Special Committee on Voter Confidence on Tuesday at the Keene Public Library, alongside Charles Stewart of MIT. During the meeting, the panel of experts described factors that can affect voters' perceptions, and suggested a few transparency-related tweaks. Read the full story HERE!
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Professor Nyhan discusses with NBC the effort by Google and social media platforms to preemptively debunk misinformation or conspiracy theories by telling people what to watch out for. A new study indicates combating false claims that way has some potential. Read the full article HERE!
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