Feb 2, 2024 | News, Updates
The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is seeking a Full-stack Software Engineer to join the Engineering team to support cutting edge research in a societally critical field. The CIP’s mission is to resist strategic misinformation, promote...
Jan 31, 2024 | News, Updates
Center for an Informed Public postdoctoral scholar Rachel Moran-Prestridge, who studies communication, misinformation and trust in information, has been promoted to a new role as senior research scientist. Since starting at the University of Washington as a CIP...
Jan 26, 2024 | 2024 Rapid Research Blog, Rapid Research Blog, Research, Updates
2024 U.S. ELECTIONS RAPID RESEARCH BLOG Predictable errors and delays that have been the focus of previous election rumors were present in the N.H. primary, but none of the allegations went viral. By Mike Caulfield, Mert Can Bayar, and Ashlyn B. Aske University...
Jan 17, 2024 | News, Research, Updates
Wikipedia is one of the most visited websites in the world and the largest online repository of human knowledge. It is also both a target of and a defense against misinformation, disinformation, and other forms of online information manipulation. Importantly, its 300...
Dec 14, 2023 | News, Newsletter, Updates
This is the web version of the December 2023 edition of the Center for an Informed Public‘s News & Insights newsletter that was originally sent out on December 14, 2023. ESSAY Facts, frames and (mis)interpretations: Understanding rumors as collective sensemaking...
