We work to protect communities from harmful disinformation by sharing tips and resources to build resilience and improve access to accurate information.
With help from a grant by the Rita Allen Foundation, we are proud to publish a new report: “A Limiting Lens: How Vaccine Misinformation Has Influenced Hispanic Conversations Online” firstdraftnews.org/long-form…
1/12 🚨 Organization news!
First Draft's mission is moving to @Brown_SPH as part of a new initiative being launched today - the Information Futures Lab (@IFL_Brown). See letter from @cward1e for details. firstdraftnews.org/first-dra…
11/12: We’re working with the @internetarchive to preserve the material from the site, and we hope to make many of our resources available via @creativecommons
12/12: We’re very excited for the next chapter, so stay tuned for new projects and initiatives from @IFL_Brown. Sign up here to stay updated. mailchi.mp/brown.edu/ifl_sig…
'First Draft’s monitoring documented a treasure trove of conspiratorial content, scare campaigns, and misinformation relating to the electoral process.'
Read more about what we found during the 2022 Australian federal election #auspol#ausvotes22: bit.ly/38VhWth
A @firstdraftnews manifesto (of sorts) following months of monitoring misinfo during the #AusVotes22 election. The team @estherswchan, @stevievzh and @annekrugernews noted narratives old and new, Aus-made and imported, trumpeted on trucks and in Telegram throughout the campaign.
The treasure trove of US-imported narratives seeded by “freedom friendly” minor parties in the lead up to #AusVotes22 did not materialise into an Aus-edition of January 6, but their ability to spread AT ALL is cause for concern. See 🧵