May 14, 2024 | 2024 Rapid Research Blog, News, Rapid Research Blog, Research
2024 U.S. ELECTIONS RAPID RESEARCH BLOG There are often good explanations for anomalies and outliers in a dataset. By Ashlyn B. Aske and Kate Starbird Center for an Informed Public University of Washington This is part of an ongoing series of rapid research blog posts...
Mar 23, 2024 | 2024 Rapid Research Blog, Rapid Research Blog, Research
2024 U.S. ELECTIONS RAPID RESEARCH BLOG This is part of an ongoing series of rapid research blog posts and rapid research analysis about the 2024 U.S. elections from the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. The University of Washington’s Center...
Mar 14, 2024 | 2024 Rapid Research Blog, Rapid Research Blog, Research
2024 U.S. ELECTIONS RAPID RESEARCH BLOG We examine the origins, content, and social media spread of a misleading video that connects U.S. border narratives to concerns with election integrity By Mert Can Bayar, Ashlyn B. Aske, Nina Lutz, Joseph S. Schafer, Stephen...
Feb 21, 2024 | News, Research, Updates
Through our work with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), we’ve found that provenance can help better calibrate trust and accuracy perceptions of media. But it can come with its own risks of misinterpretation. By Kevin Feng, Jina Yoon, and...
Feb 18, 2024 | Rapid Research Blog, Research
COMMENTARY What happens when inherently hallucinating language models are employed within search engines without proper guardrails in place? By Shahan Ali Memon and Jevin D. West University of Washington Center for an Informed Public Authors’ Note: In this...
Feb 13, 2024 | Events, News, Research, Updates
By Michael Grass University of Washington Center for an Informed Public Crisis events like the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza not only lead to the creation of a lot of information but also generate major demand for information amid great uncertainty...
