HOME          LATEST STORY                    March 31, 2021, 9 a.m.Social platforms know transparency matters when it comes to political advertising, but they’re also able to control the terms of that transparency.As misinformation researchers, we spend a lot of time thinking about online advertising. We dig through ad libraries, monitor platforms’ announcements, and publish investigations into how disinformation agents are bending the...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    March 31, 2021, 9 a.m.Social platforms know transparency matters when it comes to political advertising, but they’re also able to control the terms of that transparency.As misinformation researchers, we spend a lot of time thinking about online advertising. We dig through ad libraries, monitor platforms’ announcements, and publish investigations into how disinformation agents are bending the...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    Oct. 1, 2020, 9:03 a.m.“There isn’t a good origin story for the virus, and so this information vacuum is allowing misinformation to circulate.”Editor’s note: Here at Nieman Lab, we’re long-time fans of the work being done at , which is working to protect communities around the world from harmful information (sign up for its ).On January 15, Philippines-based outlet Rappler a claim circulating on...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    Oct. 1, 2020, 9:03 a.m.“There isn’t a good origin story for the virus, and so this information vacuum is allowing misinformation to circulate.”Editor’s note: Here at Nieman Lab, we’re long-time fans of the work being done at , which is working to protect communities around the world from harmful information (sign up for its ).On January 15, Philippines-based outlet Rappler a claim circulating on...WW…