/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/3859/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/mcgill-university-launches-canadian-election-misinformation-project-332439 <p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE聽聽</p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:57:26 +0000 katrine.claassens@mcgill.ca 2635 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/researchers-explore-misinformation-during-quebec-election-campaign-global-news-343365 <p>October 3, 2022 | Researchers from 黑料不打烊 University, including Professor<a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen"> Taylor Owen</a>, have conducted a study into online misinformation and the possible effects on the provincial election campaign and says the findings have implications for the future of our democratic process.聽</p> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:34:35 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2919 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/twitters-slap-down-liberal-video-reveals-growing-role-social-media-giants-election-cbc-news-333123 <p>August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview,聽Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's聽<a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Canadian Election Misinformation Project</a>, provides聽an overview of the Project's first memo: an analysis of a misleading video tweeted聽by Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1252168145220793&ref=sharing">R</a><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/social-media-canadian-election-1.6158467">ead the article</a>.</p> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:00:33 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2657 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/chrystia-freeland-tweet-labelled-manipulated-video-twitter-cpac-333121 <p>August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview,聽Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's聽<a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Canadian Election Misinformation Project</a>, provides聽an overview of the Project's first memo: an analysis of a misleading video tweeted聽by Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1252168145220793&ref=sharing">Watch the interview</a>.</p> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:39:38 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2656 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/political-scientist-aengus-bridgman-manipulated-media-and-misinformation-cbc-radio-332987 <p>August 24, 2021 | In this CBC Radio interview,聽Aengus Bridgman, director of the聽<a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Canadian Election Misinformation Project</a>, comments聽on manipulated media and misinformation in the ongoing federal election campaign.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/15862220-political-scientist-aengus-bridgman-manipulated-media-misinformation?share=true">Listen to the interview</a>.</p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:03:02 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2653 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/will-misinformation-be-problem-election-season-cbc-news-332983 <p>August 24, 2021 | Election 44 is underway, and the Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project is hard at work tracking election mis- and disinformation. Learn more about the Project in this interview with its director,聽Aengus Bridgman.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1936456259734">Watch the interview</a>.</p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:12:25 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2652 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadian-election-misinformation-project-memo-1-332855 <p>August 26, 2021 |聽The <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Media Ecosystem Observatory</a>'s聽Canadian Election Misinformation Project is out with its聽first聽memo聽of the 44th Canadian federal election聽campaign. Learn about five election misinformation findings from the controversy聽surrounding Liberal candidate聽Chrystia聽Freeland鈥檚聽<a href="https://twitter.com/cafreeland/status/1429429537012658178" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">recent聽tweet</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com/memo-1">Read the聽memo</a>.</p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:07:32 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2647 at /maxbellschool