News coverage from August 2024 about the Center for an Informed Public and CIP-affiliated research and researchers.
- Cascadia Daily News (August 5, 2024): “Did you vote by mail? Experts say it’s safe and secure”
CIP postdoctoral scholar Madeline Jalbert was interviewed by the Cascadia Daily News in Bellingham, Washington, and observed that relatively high trust in Washington’s vote-by-mail system since it’s a familiar process. “People are used to mail-in voting, so they expect to vote by mail.”
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- KXLY-TV Spokane (August 5, 2024): “On eve of Washington primary, elections officials warn about misinformation”
CIP research manager Danielle Lee Tomson was interviewed by KXLY-TV in Spokane, Washington, to discuss concerns about election misinformation ahead of the August 5 Washington primary election.
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- NBCU Academy (August 14, 2024): “How to fact-check Spanish-language news”
In an interview, CIP graduate research assistant Nina Lutz, a doctoral candidate in the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, discussed the impacts of disparities in social media platform content moderation for Spanish-language content compared to English.“The effects come down to Spanish speakers slipping through the cracks of a platform’s intended moderation,” Lutz said.
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- National Public Radio (August 14, 2024): “Why false claims that a picture of a Kamala Harris rally was AI-generated matter”
In an interview with NPR, CIP postdoctoral scholar Mert Can Bayar observed that Donald Trump’s false claim that Kamala Harris “cheated” with a fake crowd likely resonated with his supporters who also believe the false claim that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election. “It’s part of a belief system of not trusting the other party,” Bayar said.
