- Indivisible New Rochelle
Disinformation Forum
Updated: Mar 21, 2020
On June 8, Indivisible New Rochelle, Indivisible Westchester and Indivisible NYCD-16 hosted a Disinformation Forum, "Beat the Bots and Trash the Trolls."
A goal of the forum was to educate ourselves on the dynamics of disinformation and election interference via social media. How is it that troll-generated disinformation gains traction? How do bogus tweets and posts get amplified across the world in a matter of hours? What should we expect as we approach the election of 2020?
Two experts joined us to address these questions:
Renee DiResta
Research Director at New Knowledge and Co-Author of The Disinformation Report for the US Senate Intelligence Committee
Justin Hendrix
Executive Director of the NYC Media Lab, Founder of the March for Truth
Renee DiResta
Justin Hendrix
Full video, including Q&A
The event was moderated by:
Micah Sifry
Co-Founder and President of Civic Hall
Editorial Director and Co-Founder, Personal Democracy Forum
Tasha D. Young
Community Organizer
Adjunct Professor NYU, Lobbying, Legislation and Social Action
Below is a checklist that provides a high level overview of disinformation terminology and concepts. Please feel free to download and share.
Additional educational materials are available at www.disarmdisinfo.com.
