Science & Tech
Myths About Vote Tampering Could Persist For Years, Say Experts
The huge follower counts of dedicated misinformers appear to outweigh efforts by journalists, government officials, and the social media platforms themselves.
Science & Tech
Meet the AI That’s Defeating Automated Fact Checkers
Social media companies are using lie-detecting algorithms to reduce the amount of disinformation they spread. That’s not going to be good enough.
Threats
Misinformation 2020: What the Data Tells Us About Election-Related Falsehoods
Here are urgent lessons from the year’s most-spread false themes — and the ones going viral right now.
Threats
A Big 2020 Election Hack Never Came. Here’s Why
America’s cyber defenders are getting more proactive — and more chatty.
Threats
Robocalls Told at Least 800,000 Swing State Residents to 'Stay Home' on Election Day. The FBI Is Investigating.
A firm that tracks robocalls said more than 3 million calls were made on Nov. 3, which contained a cryptic message instructing people to “stay safe and stay home.” The tactics join other efforts to confuse voters this election cycle.
Ideas
Great Power Competition Comes Home to America
Our leaders’ efforts to heal divisions among our fellow citizens are key to national defense.
Threats
Right and Left-Wing Extremists Are Anticipating Election-Related Violence—From the Other Side, Report Finds
Experts say that high tensions could lead to a combustible situation this week.
Science & Tech
Twitter Bots Promote Right-Wing Conspiracies, Paper Shows
Almost 13 percent of all users that endorse conspiracy narratives are bots, say researchers.
Ideas
Want Real Security? Create Better Global Digital Rules and Norms
The longer the U.S. waits to throw its weight behind efforts to create rules for today’s digital competition, the less hope it has of retaining advantage.
Threats
Iran Using Voter Data to Spoof Floridians, Warn US Intelligence Leaders
Voting systems remain secure but Russia and Iran have obtained voter data, warn DNI Ratcliffe and FBI Director Wray.
Ideas
The Right’s Disinformation Machine Is Getting Ready for Trump to Lose
QAnon has become a linchpin of far-right media—and the effort to preemptively delegitimize the election.
Threats
US Charges Six Russians with Major Cyberattacks
U.S. officials said a new indictment describing a four-year global conspiracy belies the country’s recent offer to reset relations in cyberspace.
Threats
Intelligence Experts Suspicious of DNI Ratcliffe On Laptop Story
The chief of the U.S. intelligence community appeared to pre-judge the conclusions of an active FBI investigation.
Science & Tech
Anti-Biden Disinformation Decried by Disinfo Experts, Social-Media Giants
A Trump-tied newspaper floats dubious accusations. Will others bite?
Ideas
A 21st-Century Reality Is Dawning on NATO
In today’s security environment, non-kinetic threats pose as grave a danger as kinetic ones.
Policy
White House, EU Slap New Sanctions On Belarus Officials
The penalties target individuals involved in election manipulation.
Science & Tech
Can AI Detect Disinformation? A New Special Operations Program May Find Out
Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command fund year-long effort to train a neural net to rank credibility and sort news from misinformation.
Ideas
Three Ways to Clean Up the Toxic Minefields of Social Media
Safeguarding the social media ecosystem from hate speech and disinformation is all about tracking data and empowering users.
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