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What to know about gas prices, what's driving up the price, and a future threat lurking therein
A look at supply, demand, historic pricing, profits, oil industry surveys, and earnings calls, shows production and inflation don't explain the prices…
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Typo Reveals Network of Local News Likely Controlled By Single Entity
Multiple seemingly unrelated news outlets tweeted identical comments within one minute of each other. The typo shows it was all from the same source…
Stories about "Ukrainian Nazis" were rare before 2014. Then they surged as Russia's plans faltered.
We found that content discussing “Ukraine” and “Nazi” surged as the 2014 Kremlin-orchestrated events in Ukraine faltered. The Ukraine-Nazi stories also…
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Some Things Never Change: Outbreak Disinformation
Outbreaks often bring conspiracy thinking but how similar they are over time may surprise you.
Civic Information Handbook: How to recognize and compete with coordinated information campaigns
GMF Digital’s new publication provides insights into coordinated, deceptive information campaigns in a guide created in collaboration with UNC Center…
Russia appears to be behind claims that Ukrainians are torturing each other
A thread claiming to show Ukrainians mercilessly beating men, women, and children has gone viral. It appears tied to Russian state media and was shared…
The Time Has Come To Sunset Hoaxlines Lab
Although the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine were different disasters, information disorder’s role in preventable deaths was not. I must do…
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At least 23 suspicious deaths with potential links to Russia since October 2021
Eleven of the sixteen people who were possibly targeted had ties to the energy industry. Five of the suspicious death events involved someone with ties…
The world is sending a clear message: Russia, we disapprove.
According to a recent Gallup poll, the world is turning its back on Russia. For the first time since Gallup started tracking world leaders’ approval…
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How to verify your Twitter account in a post-official era
Twitter’s policy change means that bad actors may be more able to believably impersonate accounts. If you want to signal to readers or check the…
Infodemic Report: Vaccines in May 2023
We discuss the hashtag that would not "die suddenly," spikes in tweets about vaccines and Canadian politics, and influential false or misleading claims.
Everything Online Malign Influence Newsletter
April 17, 2023 from Hoaxlines Lab
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