As the presidential campaign was heating up four years ago, the University of Washington and Stanford University led a nonpartisan cohort that monitored and publicized in real time their research… Read More
Hundreds of Seattle-area high school students learned how to discern fact from fiction at the University of Washington’s 2023 MisinfoDay earlier this month. The event helped students read charts, evaluate… Read More
The U.S. midterm elections are Tuesday and academic researchers are expecting another wave of misinformation and rumors related to voter fraud. The explosion of unsupported allegations of election fraud during… Read More
Quick-spreading claims on social media over the weekend about a suspected serial killer in the Seattle area have been refuted by law enforcement officials and debunked by fact checkers. A… Read More
The world is overwhelmed with contradictory data and claims. High school students in Seattle want to help. Last month Ballard High School hosted MisinfoNight, an event inspired by MisinfoDay, an… Read More
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is happening not only by land, sea, and air, but through computers and the internet. “We’re seeing the world’s first hybrid war,” Microsoft President Brad… Read More
As disinformation and Russian propaganda flood social media during the invasion of Ukraine, information experts are providing advice about how to avoid propagating false narratives. Kate Starbird, director of the… Read More
— Heavily-funded delivery service Gopuff hired three more Seattle-based leaders: Former Beyond Meat COO Sanjay Shah as SVP of North America fulfillment. He was previously SVP of global energy at… Read More
The 2020 U.S. presidential election is almost a year past, but the unfounded allegations that President Biden did not win the vote persist: more than one-third of Americans think Donald… Read More
As misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines is spiking, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is gearing up its efforts to document, understand and combat the rampant… Read More
The University of Washington’s Kate Starbird has been immersing herself in election disinformation, and what she’s found is deeply troubling. By tracking tweets, Facebook posts and news stories, Starbird and… Read More
As we’re wading through the flood of information about the novel coronavirus, it’s difficult for even the most skeptical among us to sniff out truth from fiction 100% of the… Read More
Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. If you’re looking to be inspired by the tech community, look no further than the finalists… Read More
We are bombarded by misinformation and downright lies. With just a click, they catch fire and spread through traditional and social media, from false rumors spread by the U.S. president… Read More
