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The alarming rise of mis- and disinformation influencing recent elections spurred a flurry of new research to understand the trend. But work among academics, nonprofits and the technology sector made some activists suspicious that a conspiracy was developing to muzzle conservative and right-wing ideas – leading to a campaign to curb research. In these polarized times, is the future of the field threatened?
Joan Donovan, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Boston University; Claire Wardle, Associate Professor, Cornell University, and Co-founder, Information Future Lab; Rebekah Tromble, Director of the Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics and Associate Professor, George Washington University
Moderated by Michelle Amazeen, Associate Dean of Research and Associate Professor, Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations, Boston University