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James W. Cortada: “Misinformation and Social Media as a Historical Process: Insights from the American Experience”

Misinformation and social media from a historical perspective.

Speaker: James W. Cortada (Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota, USA), Moderator: Susan Winter (University of Maryland, College of Information Studies, USA)
Speaker: James W. Cortada (Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota, USA), Moderator: Susan Winter (University of Maryland, College of Information Studies, USA)

February 4th 2025

  • 17:00 – 18:00 CET
  • This is an online-only event.
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  • Speaker: James W. Cortada, Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota, USA
  • Moderator: Susan Winter, University of Maryland, College of Information Studies, USA

About the Event

February 4, 2025
5:00 – 6:00 PM
(17:00) CET

Abstract

This presentation discusses the nature of false or misinformation in U.S. social media. Social media is today widely used by the American public as a major component of its use of the Internet as a whole. It is argued that these collections of facts are similar to those that have existed for over 200 years in this country. The problem of such information is serious, its characteristics are described, and how it is (or should be) dealt with concludes the presentation.

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“Misinformation and Social Media as a Historical Process: Insights from the American Experience”
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