Published inKinevizTracking coordinated inauthentic behavior through memes with GraphXRA brief interview with Mitch Chaiet of memetic influenceOct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021
Meme Wars: Who’s Attacking Who?In the midst of the Israel-Palestine conflicts of May 2021, unverified screenshots are characterized, amplified, and spread by…May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Published inmemetic influenceWho Stormed The U.S. Capitol on January 6th?Screenshots from the Capitol Riots detailed differing narratives designed to spread disinformation.Jan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021
Meme Pages Begin Weaponizing Viral Videos To Create Rogue Clickfarms on FacebookSponsored ads appear on Facebook feeds hundreds of thousands of times a day. They are an integral part of the Facebook experience.Nov 29, 2020Nov 29, 2020
US Election 2020: Amplifying False Voter Tampering Claims Using Screenshotsco-authored with Emily S BerkNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Check Yourself: Analyzing Compression in MisinformationThe amount of compression present within an image is indicative of the amount it’s been shared within a given community.Sep 28, 2020Sep 28, 2020
Published inmemetic influenceScam Screenshots: The Twitter Bitcoin ScandalAfter a major Twitter breach, screenshots of scam tweets continue to circulate a bitcoin address long after original tweets were deleted.Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2020
Published inmemetic influenceWhat happened to #Wayfair?Tweets promoting a damaging narrative used subversive audience segmentation techniques to further spread the conspiracy theoryJul 16, 2020Jul 16, 2020
Published inmemetic influenceMemetic Radicalization: The George Floyd Protestsco-authored with Ben Cook, digital radicalization expertJun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
Published inmemetic influenceWho actually attended Trump’s Tulsa Campaign Rally?Images of real crowds help bolster interactions of the virtual crowdJun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020