CIP director Jevin West and faculty affiliate Carl Bergstrom were quoted in the Washington Post’s article on the spread of misinformation about the novel coronavirus. West and Bergstrom explained how misinformation works and why certain entities may have an interest in spreading it. They also appeared on a Washington Post podcast on the same topic. Read the full article at WashingtonPost.com
Alexandros Efstratiou joins Center for an Informed Public as a postdoctoral scholar
In his research, Efstratiou analyzes the social mechanisms through which polarization and misinformation are interrelated.
