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Our mission is to protect American democracy from the threat of disinformation. Join us!

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Our new report on the Information Laundering Cycle exposes a coordinated campaign to eliminate the guardrails against disinformation by a group of bad actors — including members of Congress and fringe bloggers — intent on using lies for political gain.
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We’re proud to announce the launch of The American Sunlight Project, an effort to counter the urgent threat disinformation poses to our democracy.
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New Group Joins the Political Fight Over Disinformation Online (Gift Article)

The group intends to fight what its leader, Nina Jankowicz, and others have described as a coordinated campaign by conservatives and their allies to undermine researchers who study disinformation.

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The Project will focus on three things: 1. Exposing the networks and money driving disinformation. 2. Educating the public on these threats and building resiliency against them. 3. Engaging policymakers to build effective long-term protections against disinformation.
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They say democracy dies in darkness. The worst possible darkness is upon us, delivering lies as truth and weaponizing our biases against us.  We’re going to stand up to it and defeat it by shining our brightest light.  Please support us at .
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The American Sunlight Project

The American Sunlight Project is a comprehensive effort to protect American democracy from the threat of disinformation. Join us!

www.americansunlight.org
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The American Sunlight Project team is growing. We’re excited to welcome Jessica Presley as our managing director and @reedgalen and @triketora to our advisory board!
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Important legal work to increase the cost of lies that endanger our democracy.
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JUST IN: Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss are asking a federal bankruptcy judge to enjoin Rudy Giuliani from continuing to defame them.
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Disinformation researchers are often accused of attempting to censor speech, but as our co-founder noted on Threads, our work is focused on empowering people to know that the information sources they reach for are reliable. We’re building resiliency to an existential threat.
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There is no place for violence in our politics. Ever.
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In an entirely expected move, @shellenberger ’s “Public” newsletter appears to be poised to write a hit piece about The American Sunlight Project. Here is our response to Public’s absurd inquiries, which they appear to have sourced from an online troll. 1/
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As Mark Zuckerberg’ letter to Congress draws media attention, here is some important context on the accusations of censorship against disinformation researchers from ASP Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer Carlos Álvarez-Aranyos.
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In a major victory for transparency, Chairman Jordan has caved to our demands and released the transcript of our CEO’s deposition by his committee. Now we need him to do the same with all of the other depositions he’s withholding. @Jim_Jordan : Americans deserve the whole truth.
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Our researchers seem to have located the source of Public’s bizarre claims, and, unsurprisingly, it’s the X account of an online troll. Is this what good journalistic practice looks like in 2024? For @shellenberger , apparently so. 2/
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“How @Jim_Jordan Caved.” A play in three parts.
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Weakening our nation through lies? Not on our watch. We see the efforts to divide us, and we're stepping up to expose the truth.
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Why is Russian disinformation being spread by American members of Congress? We intend to find out.
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“‘Disinformation knows no political party. Its ultimate victim is democracy. This threat is growing more acute each day, and you have become the primary obstacle to addressing it,’ Jankowicz told lawmakers.”
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Ex-disinformation chief told to ‘be as vague as possible’ amid board collapse: Transcript -...

Nina Jankowicz, the former face of the short-lived disinformation board, revealed to Congress that DHS was intentionally opaque amid the board's unraveling.

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AI-driven disinformation presents novel threats to our national security, and our mission is to equip the American people with the tools they need to defeat those threats. It’s going to be impossible to intimidate us. 6/6
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The American Sunlight Project will investigate and expose the networks and money driving disinformation campaigns that undermine democracy. Without a shared set of facts and a trusted public square, American democracy can’t survive.
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Lies are expensive. The truth is free.
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Arch-conspiracy theorist Jim Hoft says his Gateway Pundit site's parent company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming "progressive liberal lawfare attacks." He's faced a series of defamation suits for pushing 2020 election conspiracy theories.
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In an essential piece, @GaryMarcus considers whether current AI leadership can be trusted to develop and deploy the technology responsibly.
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid

Sam Altman’s ChatGPT promises to transform the global economy. But it also poses an enormous threat. Here, a scientist who appeared with Altman before the US Senate on AI safety flags up the danger...

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They’re doing it in Ukraine, and they will try to do it here. We need to develop the capability to defend ourselves, but the Weaponization Subcommittee is blocking our path.
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US intelligence sees Russia step up disinformation campaign against Ukraine’s Zelensky | CNN...

Russia has stepped up its disinformation efforts to discredit Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and raise questions about his legitimacy in recent months, US intelligence agencies have observed.

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Congress has spent years looking for government involvement in censorship. We have no issue with them continuing that search. We’re just asking them to release their interview transcripts and conduct their investigations transparently. 4/
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We’re very proud to announce the launch of Online Equality Watch ( @OnlineEquality ), a consortium aimed at countering gender- and identity-based disinformation and abuse. We’re very thankful for our partners in this important initiative.
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@JordanSchachtel Giving you more people to unfairly attack isn’t a priority for us. We have actual work to do to protect this nation.
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At today's House Judiciary hearing, Congressman Lynch requested that all of the transcribed interviews by Congressman Jordan's Weaponization committee be entered into the record. Republicans tabled it, meaning that they are censoring information *during a hearing on censorship.*
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The news about Vice President Harris is very likely to unleash a torrent of gendered disinformation, abuse and other online harms. Our CEO Nina Jankowicz, a leading expert on the subject who wrote “How To Be a Woman Online,” provides guidance on what we can expect moving forward.
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In 2020 I led a study on gendered abuse and disinfo against women political candidates. We found 336k pieces of abuse & disinfo targeting 13 candidates; 78% of that targeted Kamala Harris. After Biden’s endorsement, here are some narratives and tropes we should look out for: (1/)
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If fighting disinformation is “censorship,” how is society meant to manage thousands of authentic-looking, AI-built and targeted deepfake videos of authority figures saying different things in the midst of a global crisis? That future is here. @robbysoave
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Nina Jankowicz, disinformation czar, is back in action

The American Sunlight Project contends that researchers are being silenced by their critics.

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Public also asserts that by putting more information into the public sphere, American Sunlight will be “aimed at preventing oversight of government involvement in censorship.” It’s such a ridiculous claim that it’s frankly difficult to respond to. That said, we can try: 3/
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We hope Public will publish facts, not falsehoods. But given their record, we aren’t getting our hopes up. Regardless of what they write, we will continue to investigate and expose the networks and money driving and enabling disinformation, particularly from foreign nations. 5/
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Excited to see many members of the House Judiciary Committee echo our demand for the full and immediate release of all transcripts of interviews with disinformation researchers. The committee’s efforts to intimidate researchers are sadly working, and they must stop.
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Twice in one weekend. The @nypost editorial board may need to take a moment…
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“So many of the narratives that we saw back in 2020 are being repeated,” Jankowicz said. “[…] and unless politicians on both sides of the aisle stop engaging in it and call it out, it’s only going to get worse.” @wiczipedia
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Tackling the Falsehoods About Kamala Harris (Gift Article)

The likely Democratic presidential nominee faces toxic discourse unlike anything Biden ever has.

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ASP CEO Nina Jankowicz: “Well beyond the presidential race, these sorts of attacks aim to denigrate women and their value as human beings, and aim to encourage women to stay out of politics and public life. They have no place in our politics.” @wiczipedia
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The Trump Campaign’s Rhetoric About Women Sounds a Lot Like Andrew Tate’s

As the Trump campaign overtly appeals to the manosphere, a WIRED investigation shows that the view of women espoused by alleged rapist and trafficker Andrew Tate matches perfectly with that of Trump...

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Our CEO @wiczipedia issued a statement on the Supreme Court’s important decision in Murthy v. Missouri. She was previously a named party in the case.
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Statement from American Sunlight Project CEO Nina Jankowicz on the House Judiciary Hearing on May 1, 2024.
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President Biden is right: “In the age of disinformation, credible information that people can trust is more important than ever.” #WHCD
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Our CEO joined Lights On with Jessica Denson to discuss @OnlineEquality , a coalition effort to end gender- and identity-based disinformation and abuse once and for all. As she said in the video: “Enough is enough.” @wiczipedia @jessicadenson07 @meidastouch
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Trump COLLAPSE ACCELERATES as Kamala PUTS THE SCREWS IN

MAGA is losing its collective mind over the combination of raw authenticity, character, experience and diversity that is the Harris-Walz ticket. We are so r...

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We recently tracked disinformation about the the campus protests from anonymous chat boards to Congress. Our report shows that the @FreeBeacon was the first to take it mainstream. Their response: “We’re not mainstream.” They’re not journalists either.
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FACT CHECK: Left-Wing Soros Stooge Calls Free Beacon 'Mainstream'

Claim: The Washington Free Beacon was the first "mainstream media" outlet to promote "deeply antisemitic tropes" by reporting on billionaire George Soros's funding of legal defense funds for anti-I...

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Rep. @Jim_Jordan used manipulated information to attack our CEO, who was 8 months pregnant at the time, and has just been fully exposed. He’s unfit for public office and should resign.
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New documents show how disinformation expert was unfairly tarred

Nina Jankowicz was portrayed in conservative media as the face of government censorship. New transcripts tell a different story.

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These allegations went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court could not find a single instance in the massive body of evidence it reviewed that supported the claim that the US government had unduly coerced social media platforms.
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PEN America: “Nina Jankowicz on how journalists can tackle disinformation, online abuse and still keep an eye on November.” @penamerica @wiczipedia
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Nina Jankowicz on how journalists can tackle disinformation, online abuse and still keep an eye on...

Counter-disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz has a lot to say about how the media can handle disinformation campaigns ahead of the 2024 election.

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ASP CEO Nina Jankowicz will join Something Fest's Something Digital 2024 as a headline speaker where she will discuss her work to shed light on the lies that undermine democracy, like lies that threaten women in power.
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Nina Jankowicz: AI's new target is women in power

Misogynistic tactics, including deepfake pornography, are being weaponised in elections to discredit women in power and create discord, according to global disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz. “Over...

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A remarkable scene in the House as the Judiciary Committee hearing descended into chaos over the minority’s request to release the transcript of our CEO’s deposition. As we demanded in our recent letter to @Jim_Jordan : Release the transcripts! Full video:
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Exposing the bad actors driving disinformation is an essential component of protecting our democracy. Democracy can’t survive without a trusted public square.
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More than 150 fake news websites pushing Russian propaganda to US audiences are connected to John Mark Dougan, an American former law enforcement officer living in Moscow, according to a research report published by NewsGuard who monitors misinformation.
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We are going to increase the cost of lies that threaten American democracy.
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In light of Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to Congress, we renew our demand for Chairman @Jim_Jordan to release all transcripts of depositions and interviews with Meta employees, disinformation researchers, and others. Let’s get clarity from the people on the ground.
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It is no longer possible to deny or ignore the threat of AI-driven disinformation. We’re working to combat it, but we need the American people to join the fight.
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Russian Disinformation Videos Smear Biden Ahead of U.S. Election (Gift Article)

Many of the videos are trying to appeal to right-wing voters with fake messages about President Biden, experts say.

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The challenge of deepfakes will only grow more severe as the videos become more realistic and their volume increases. We need Congress to act to protect our democracy.
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A deepfake video of President Joe Biden bearing our logo is circulating on social media. Biden did not make this statement. PBS News did not authorize the use of this video and we do not condone altering news video or audio in any way that could mislead the audience.
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“The American Sunlight Project Wants to Make It More Costly for Bad Actors to Spread Disinformation: How Will They Do That?”
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The American Sunlight Project Wants to Make It More Costly for Bad Actors to Spread Disinformation:...

How will the American Sunlight Project make it more costly for bad actors to spread disinformation -- and what does this mean for scholarly publishing?

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Our CEO @wiczipedia joined Anthony Davis for a conversation about our battle against disinformation.
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Former NSA disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz joins Anthony Davis to discuss Russian meddling in US elections, Trump’s complicity and how to protect ourselves from undue influence going into November. Watch The Weekend Show at 8p ET/5p PT!
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As our co-founder and chief communications officer Carlos Álvarez-Aranyos says, “fighting disinformation isn’t about silencing the liar. It’s about empowering the listener.”
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“Unfortunately, there is an entire class of people that now believes the government […] is censoring some part of the American population,” she said. “I don’t think that’s going to go away anytime soon.” —ASP CEO @wiczipedia
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In our case, we don’t coordinate with the platforms at all. In fact, they’re increasingly part of the problem, and it will become far worse when AI-generated multimedia is indistinguishable from the real thing.
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@RealCoffeeChoco @NYPostOpinion Academic researchers rarely, if ever, hold discretion rights to deplatform narratives they flag. Even if these employees consider research findings in making deplatforming decisions, one cannot infer causality, because the platform employees deploy judgement.
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On Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to Congress: Chairman Jordan conducted dozens of interviews of Meta employees who, under penalty of perjury, said they didn’t feel pressured or coerced by requests from the administration. Why hasn’t he released those transcripts?
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"It’s exhausting, and no one deserves this for simply doing their job." Nina Jankowicz tells InnovationAus about her research on gendered and identity-based violence online.
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Nina Jankowicz: AI's new target is women in power

Misogynistic tactics, including deepfake pornography, are being weaponised in elections to discredit women in power and create discord, according to global disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz. “Over...

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We have to shine a light on the extremist actors and their funders threatening our democratic process and our national security. It's time to bring clarity to a world clouded by disinformation.
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“Jankowicz said the dismissal of Ms Harris as the ‘DEI candidate’ was also a feature of the last presidential campaign. ‘It's a pretty well-worn way that we talk about women in positions of power; [that] they couldn't have gotten there on their own.’”
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These are the major false narratives that will try to convince Americans Kamala Harris isn't fit...

Only minutes after US Vice-President Kamala Harris announced she would run for president, deeply offensive false narratives about her began to resurface.

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Our latest newsletter just went out. It provides updates and insights on the fight against disinformation. If you’re not signed up, you can do so on our website: .
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Our CEO @wiczipedia made it clear that the Supreme Court’s decision in Murthy v. Missouri doesn’t undo the GOP’s campaign to silence disinformation researchers, which has left our country exposed to grave national security threats.
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Jim Jordan victim piles on 'low on facts' GOP lawmaker after Supreme Court smackdown
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ASP CEO Nina Jankowicz joins The 1A to talk disinformation and the election: How and why are falsehoods spreading this election cycle? And how can we fight back?
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If You Can Keep It: The Democratic National Convention and the fight against disinformation

It's been a big summer for the Democrats. How will that translate to the fall?

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“In a study in 2020, Jankowicz, co-founder of disinformation watchdog American Sunlight Project, found that out of 336,000 pieces of gendered abuse and disinformation content against 13 female political candidates, 78 per cent targeted Harris.” @wiczipedia
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The Kamala Harris conspiracy theories have already started. Here are the facts

A slew of racist, sexist and false claims are targeting the Vice President

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So the Weaponization Subcommittee released an 800-page report featuring internal emails, but they won't release the transcripts of their interviews for FULL transparency to the American public. @Jim_Jordan
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Our co-founder and CEO @wiczipedia joined @AlexWitt on @MSNBC to discuss gendered and racial disinformation in the context of the election and the threats posed by foreign disinformation campaigns.
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Nina Jankowicz on "Alex Witt Reports" on MSNBC 7/27/2024
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It is very difficult to take our critics seriously. @robbysoave
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All of the people asking about our funding should donate and make themselves the answer. Win-win.
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"’It's important to label these narratives and lies as what they are: an attempt to undermine a powerful woman's public service because of her gender, her background, her skin color,’ said Nina Jankowicz, co-founder of the […] American Sunlight Project.”
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'Sexist' falsehoods target Kamala Harris after Biden drops out

Doctored images, sexual slurs, racial innuendos -- false narratives around Kamala Harris surged online as she emerged as the Democratic frontrunner in the US presidential race, with researchers...

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ASP CEO @wizcipedia — who was named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 in AI — was a panelist at the Ai4 conference in Las Vegas this past week. We look forward to continuing constructive dialogue to help shape AI as a force for good rather than a mass disinformation tool.
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The @nypost editorial board seems to be very angry with us. It’s an encouraging sign.
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'Disinformation czar' Nina Jankowicz is back to tell Americans what...

Nina Jankowicz has co-founded the "American Sunlight Project," a nonprofit with the goal to "expose the infrastructure and funding behind the disinformation campaigns that are attempting to undermi...

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“The good news is, Americans are now more aware that social media algorithms are tailoring the information aimed at them […] “Everybody has a responsibility to be vetting their information,” [Jankowicz] said.”
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As 2024 election nears, does the fight against misinformation stand a chance?

A Supreme Court ruling may set the limits of government’s power to fight falsehoods online. But, of course, people have power, too.

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Our CEO @wiczipedia joined our advisory board member @katieharbath for an important conversation about disinformation on “Impossible Tradeoffs.” Listen here!
Speaking Out Amidst Unjust Attacks

Nina Jankowicz discusses her background in researching disinformation and her experiences working in the field

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Our CEO @wiczipedia joins @WestWingReport for an essential conversation on Russian disinformation efforts.
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Unmasking Disinformation: A Deep Dive into Russian Information Warfare

"These things are as endemic to Russia as vodka, the ballet, and long winters." In this episode, host Paul Brandus discusses the pervasive issue of disinformati

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The attacks against disinformation researchers have been incredibly effective, leaving our nation vulnerable to one of the gravest national security threats in modern times. We are mounting a defense of researchers — who are essential to mapping this threat to our democracy.
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This is terrible news.
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This week, the Supreme Court is likely to reveal their decision in Murthy v. Missouri, a case in which our CEO @wiczipedia was originally a named plaintiff. The decision will have a profound impact on the nation’s response to disinformation threats.
Murthy v. Missouri - SCOTUSblog

Independent News and Analysis on the U.S. Supreme Court

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Our CEO Nina Jankowicz wrote for MSNBC on the future of the fight against disinformation now that Murthy v. Missouri has been decided.
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For @MSNBC , I was pleased to write about the Supreme Court’s decision to throw out Murthy v Missouri, and the effect this case and the broader assault on disinformation research can have on individuals.
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Members of Congress, media amplifiers, and online fringe personalities have used the "Information Laundering Cycle" to manipulate public perception of disinformation research and erode the integrity of democratic discourse over the past four years.
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ILC Report — The American Sunlight Project
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Important conversation with @Channel4News highlighting how what happens with US-based social media platforms impacts the rest of the world.
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‘When Musk amplifies disinformation it leads to offline violence in many cases’ – disinformation...

Nina Jankowicz was the Executive Director of the Disinformation Governance Board of the United States - and is now Co-founder and CEO of the American Sunlight Project, an organisation tackling...

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Our CEO Nina Jankowicz will be on PBS NewsHour this evening to discuss efforts to counter Russian disinformation. @wiczipedia
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Our CEO @wiczipedia will join @AlexWitt on @MSNBC at 2:50PM ET today to continue the conversation on the threat of disinformation to the upcoming election. Tune in!
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We’re going to do our level best.
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“AI deepfakes threaten to upend global elections. No can stop them.” @washingtonpost @pranshuverma @Cat_Zakrzewski This has been my biggest fear since day one. Still is.
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These threats are very real, and confronting them is a matter of national security. If we allow foreign states to turn our open society against us, we will compromise our future.
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Exclusive: US intelligence spotted Chinese, Iranian deepfakes in 2020 aimed at influencing US voters

Operatives working for the Chinese and Iranian governments prepared fake, AI-generated content as part of a campaign to influence US voters in the closing weeks of the 2020 election campaign, current...

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Read the report and you can see exactly what we’re saying: .
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ASP Report on Campus Protests Funding — The American Sunlight Project
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Nina Jankowicz's group here is falsely suggesting that the @FreeBeacon simply regurgitated stuff from anonymous chat boards about Soros funding for anti-Israel groups, or that what Free Beacon reported was inaccurate.
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Donate — The American Sunlight Project
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We must be on the right track. No one is going to stop us from exposing the money and networks driving disinformation.
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Amazing: the website, for @americansunproj (the "X" handle) is already generating "unsecure" warnings from Google and Explorer, suggesting a cyberattack on it.
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This week, we launched our initial investigations to better understand the sources of disinformation and how false messaging reaches our public discourse. We’re looking forward to sharing our findings as they become available.
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We are not prepared for the disinformation threat. It’s time to prioritize our national security.
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Intelligence chairman says US may be less prepared for election threats than it was four years ago

The leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee says the U.S. may be less prepared for the threat of foreign disinformation ahead of this year's election than it was four years ago.

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Our new report details a coordinated campaign by Jim Jordan and others to eliminate accountability for those who spread disinformation.
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“As the 2024 election nears, misinformation targeting Latinos gains attention.”
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As the 2024 election nears, misinformation targeting Latinos gains attention

Latinos are more likely to rely on social media for news, where claims are less likely to be verified. Now, researchers and fact-checkers are trying to close the gap.

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“A 2021 report […] authored by Nina Jankowicz, Jillian Hunchak, and Alexandra Pavliuc, explored the ‘direct and indirect impacts of gendered and sexualized disinformation on women in public life.’” @wiczipedia
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The Surge of Gendered and Racial Attacks on Kamala Harris was Predictable. Social Media Platforms...

Research on prior election cycles identifies patterns that election integrity teams should study and recommendations they should act on, writes Prithvi Iyer.

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Essential context from our CEO on the gendered and racial disinformation and abuse being directed at Vice President Kamala Harris. @wiczipedia
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It’s almost as if she was representing the concerns of those who were attacking her… Go figure.
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"If you feel yourself getting emotional and in this case, it might be shock or disgust, that's a good indication that you're probably being manipulated…" — @wiczipedia to @CBSNews
Falsehoods about Kamala Harris' citizenship status, racial identity resurface online as she becomes...

Many of the falsehoods have followed Kamala Harris for years and focus on her citizenship status, racial identity and political achievements.

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Nina Jankowicz at the Ai4 Summit: “I’ve dealt with a lot of disinformation aimed at me, but I also study the way that it moves around, and AI has certainly been an area of concern of mine for a long time.”
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AI’s threat to election integrity in focus at Las Vegas Ai4 summit

Nina Jankowicz, the former head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s short-lived disinformation governance board, said the Russian government was using ...

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That’s probably because everyone around here is subject to harassment and death threats, Jeryl, for exposing people making deepfakes and trying to turn our freedoms against us.
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The @AmericanSunProj and Nina Jankowicz ( @wiczipedia ) say their mission is to "Expose deceptive information practices and the networks and money that drive them." So who is funding The American Sunlight Project? "Ms. Jankowicz declined to... disclose its donors." 😬
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American Sunlight Project CEO Nina Jankowicz discussed the new Online Equality Watch on MeidasTouch's “Lights On with Jessica Denson”
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Trump COLLAPSE ACCELERATES as Kamala PUTS THE SCREWS IN

MAGA is losing its collective mind over the combination of raw authenticity, character, experience and diversity that is the Harris-Walz ticket. We are so r...

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"I think people still want to have good information at their fingertips. I do believe that. And I think if we give them the skills they need to navigate today’s information environment, it only takes a little bit of guidance so they can do that better."
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Nina Jankowicz on how journalists can tackle disinformation, online abuse and still keep an eye on...

Counter-disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz has a lot to say about how the media can handle disinformation campaigns ahead of the 2024 election.

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“I’ve spoken to many people who are evaluating whether to continue in this field because of the risks it now involves,” [ASP CEO @wiczipedia ] told me. “That should worry everyone who cares about free expression.”
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Fight Against Misinformation Suffers Defeat on Multiple Fronts

Efforts by academics, nonprofits and government officials to control misinformation are facing a counterattack that’s gathering momentum. But first...

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This Memorial Day, let’s remember our heroes by recommitting ourselves to the ideals they fought and died for. Living up to their dreams is the best way to honor their legacy.
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In today’s political climate, many people are claiming that efforts to counter disinformation are a form of censorship. Let’s be clear: They're not. Read our bi-weekly newsletter for more
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