Use the new Misinformation Dashboard from The News Literacy Project!
TL;DR: The Misinformation Dashboard catalogs and categorizes viral election-related misinformation by theme and method used to spread it. Being aware of these themes and ways misinformation is spread can help us better recognize it and pause before sharing it. Check it out here: https://misinfodashboard.newslit.org/!
As breaking news hits between now and November 5th, this super useful new tool from The News Literacy Project, can help us to identify and navigate election-related misinformation!
The dashboard provides examples of recent misinformation by THEME, including:
⚠️ Candidate image – falsehoods that are misleading about a candidate’s character, appearance or reputation.
⚠️ Candidate popularity – falsehoods that are misleading about a candidate’s endorsement and level of grassroots support.
⚠️ Conspiracy – falsehoods that mislead by pushing baseless conspiracy theories about the candidates, the election, the government and other topics.
⚠️ Platform and Policy – falsehoods that are misleading about a candidate’s record, policies and campaign promises.
⚠️ Election Integrity – falsehoods that are misleading about the function and security of the election system.
And by METHOD being used to spread the misinformation, including:
🚨 Tricks of context – an image, quote or other piece of content that is taken out of its original context in ways that change its meaning, including putting it into an entirely new, false context.
🚨 Fabricated content – misinformation that is completely made up, including evidence-free claims, fake social media posts and content generated by artificial intelligence.
🚨 Manipulated content – something altered from the original, such as images or videos that have had elements added, removed or replaced.
On the dashboard you can also:
📉 View a database of every example of election-related viral misinformation The News Literacy Project has found since mid-September (and learn how they identify it).
📈 See how each example is categorized by theme and method of spread.
📉Learn more about more specific narratives that have been spread and the tactics for spreading misinformation that have been used during the 2024 election.
📈 Look at trends (numbers and percentages) in themes and methods over time (for data nerds like us!).
📉 Submit examples of election misinformation you’ve seen to The News Literacy for review.
Being aware of what types of misinformation are circulating and what methods are being used to spread it can help us better recognize it, distinguish false claims from true, and know when to pause before sharing it!
Just over two weeks until election day in the U.S. on November 5th-we got this!
