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We work to protect communities from harmful disinformation by sharing tips and resources to build resilience and improve access to accurate information.

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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” https://t.co/pyO2rsJNqz

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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. https://t.co/e3Qyo1OhfN

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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. https://t.co/brm4VN2Qat

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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

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During this #auspol election, our research found that conspiracy theorists primarily attacked the legitimacy of the AEC to advance baseless claims of election fraud. Read more here: https://t.co/9jMLPkiHpg

h/t @estherswchan @stevievzh @juliabergin1 @annekrugernews

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'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: https://t.co/9jMLPkiHpg

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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.

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First Draft has been monitoring misinfo related to #ausvotes22 election. We saw local and imported narratives of voter fraud, conspiracy theories, and scare campaigns both online and offline. h/t @estherswchan @stevievzh @juliabergin1 @annekrugernews

https://t.co/9jMLPkiHpg

[Julia Bergin @juliabergin1]

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 🧵