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23/06/2022

Provenance's Eileen Culloty provides expert testimony on disinformation to Oireachtas committee

https://www.provenanceh2020.eu/news/provenances-eileen-culloty-provides-expert-testimony-on-disinformation-to-oireachtas-committee/

24/11/2021

ERGA has issued new recommendations, such as greater access to data and strengthening of monitoring commitments, as the EU Code of Disinformation is currently being revised.

https://www.provenanceh2020.eu/news/erga-release-recommendations-for-the-new-code-of-practice-on-disinformation/

10/11/2021

Provenance researcher Brendan Spillane presented a paper about the Provenance plugin at the Workshop On Knowledge-Driven Analytics And Systems Impacting Human Quality Of Life at the 30th ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management
(CIKM2021)

03/11/2021

Provenance researchers Eileen Culloty and Eileen Culloty have published a new book - Disinformation and Manipulation in Digital Media

Launching their new book ‘Disinformation and Manipulation in Digital Media’,  Dr Eileen Culloty and Professor Jane Suiter, part of the Provenance consortium from Dublin City University

11/03/2021

Great to see one of our consortium partners Newswhip profiled in The Irish Times for their work in tackling misinformation and disinformation worldwide.

Provenance Consortium Partner Newswhip has been profiled in the Irish Times for the role they are playing in helping identify and track both misinformation and disinformation worldwide.  Part of

03/02/2021

More here on Jane Suiter's testimony at an Irish parliamentary committee as well as her call for powers to tackle electoral misinformation as part of the Electoral Commission. Also mention of Provenance Disinformation Lead Eileen Culloty's research on online conspiracy theories.

An Oireachtas committee was warned that Ireland cannot rely on tech giants to fight such misinformation.

03/02/2021

Provenance lead Jane Suiter spoke about electoral disinformation at a Parliamentary Committee examining the proposed Electoral Reform Bill in Ireland.

Provenance coordinator Dr Jane Suiter was one of three experts invited to speak to parliamentary committee about Ireland’s proposed Electoral Reform Bill. The bill aims to protect the

27/01/2021

Our latest blog post looks at Twitter's announcement about their new crowdsourcing initiative to counter misleading information.

Twitter is piloting a new initiative, called Birdwatch, to crowdsource the identification of misleading tweets. Running in the US only, the crowdsourced evaluations will be visible on the Birdwatch site

12/01/2021

Provenance PI Jane Suiter looks at tackling disinformation in the context of anti-vax content:
"In a research project we are working on, Provenance, we are looking at adding friction or encouraging people to stop and think before they like or share a post."

Opinion: Multi-pronged effort needed to ensure anti-vaxxers don’t hijack programme

06/01/2021

Provenance PI Jane Suiter explores disinformation and anti-vax conspiracies around Covid-19.

The article also touches on some findings from her forthcoming Disinformation and Manipulation in Digital Media book with Provenance Disinformation Lead Eileen Culloty.

Dr Jane Suiter explores how one of the biggest challenges to public health in 2021 will be conspiracy theories around vaccines.

15/12/2020

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04/12/2020

Provenance is delighted to support the support Age of Misinformation conference organised by CEST and Elsevier.

The Provenance panel will examine research and policy perspectives on countering disinformation with contributions from early and senior researchers including: Stephan Lewandowsky (Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Bristol); Rachel Armitage (PhD Candidate in Political Communication, Loughborough University); Thomas Zerback (Assistant Professor for Political Communication, University of Zurich); Vitalba Crivello (European Science-Media Hub, European Parliament); Thomas Grandjouan (Advocacy Coordinator, EU Disinfo Lab); and Stella Gianfreda (Postdoctoral researcher, University of Genova and CEST).

The panel will be chaired by Provenance’s Eileen Culloty who will also contribute to the final roundtable on regulatory and policy perspectives in the EU.

Pre-register here: bit.ly/CESTMisinfo