Hoaxlines is a disinformation database from Novel Science, a science communication project researching media manipulation and malign influence. Our work has been cited by respected investigative journalists, fact-checking websites internationally, and expert resources.
We accept no funding and generate no income; this is a volunteer effort and the group’s founder foots the bill for it. All contributors past and present have relevant expertise in either public health, media literacy, or open-source intelligence.
We are nonpartisan in that we do not favor political groups but neither do we attempt to give equal time to arguments of unequal merit—to do so would be misleading. Put another way, our sole concern is that our work reflects a comprehensive view of the facts, context, and is free from media manipulation tactics.
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Briant EL. Afternoon Tea & Truth Biscuits 8: Dr. Emma L Briant with E Rosalie. Youtube; 13 Apr 2022 [cited 14 Apr 2022].
Examples of work citing Hoaxlines or Novel Science
Low, J. Belarussian Hackers Disrupted Rail Connections With Russia, So Troops, Weapons Could Not Be Sent To Ukraine. (2022)
No License For Disinformation. Recommended resources. No License For Disinformation. (2022)
GLP. Russia has long used social media to undermine consensus science behind GMOs, vaccines and other Western-based technologies. Genetic Literacy Project. (2022)
Larsson, Å. Tejpas till stolpar och förnedras – här är bakgrunden till bilderna - Källkritikbyrån. Källkritikbyrån. (2022)
Pasternack, A. How hackers in Belarus are complicating Putin’s Ukraine invasion. Fast Company. (2022)
Gensing, P. Russische Propaganda im Netz: Die Armee der Trolle. tagesschau.de. (2022)
Li, E Rosalie. Russia Likely behind Viral Twitter Thread Claiming Ukrainians Torturing Each Other; Thread Shared By Western Far Left and Far Right Figures. Global Influence Operations Report (2022)