A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
7 Potential Disinformation Disasters Headed into Election 2020
A nation must think before it acts.
As election season heats up this summer and into the fall, the peddlers of disinformation—foreign and domestic—have never had so much conspiracy to use in pitting the American electorate against itself.
Russian state-sponsored media outlets RT and Sputnik News have ramped up their criticisms of American tech and social media giants for alleged censorship on their platforms, portraying efforts aimed at combating misinformation as a means to pursue a political agenda.
Foreign influence: What America should worry about this year and next
FIE 2020 examines Russian state-sponsored media’s narratives about mail-in voting in the 2020 election.
FIE 2020 examines the various contexts in which Russian denialism has permeated Kremlin state-sponsored media coverage.
FIE 2020 discusses anti-democracy and anti-capitalism narratives employed by foreign state-sponsored media in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What does Iran’s PressTV say about 2020 election integrity? FIE 2020 explores how Iran’s narratives on this topic converge and diverge from Russian state-sponsored media.
FIE 2020 examines themes and narratives in Kremlin broadcasting—radio and television—and how they discuss the 2020 election on air.
FIE 2020 examines narratives and themes in state-sponsored media coverage of the protests in the U.S. following the death of George Floyd.
FIE 2020 examines Russian state-sponsored media’s calamitous messaging and discusses how COVID-19 has provided a ripe opportunity for greater reception to these narratives.