/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/3859/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/mcgill-university-launches-canadian-election-misinformation-project-332439 <p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  </p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:57:26 +0000 katrine.claassens@mcgill.ca 2635 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/researchers-explore-misinformation-during-quebec-election-campaign-global-news-343365 <p>October 3, 2022 | Researchers from ƻ����Ժ, including Professor<a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen"> Taylor Owen</a>, have conducted a study into online misinformation and the possible effects on the provincial election campaign and says the findings have implications for the future of our democratic process. </p> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:34:35 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2919 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/twitters-slap-down-liberal-video-reveals-growing-role-social-media-giants-election-cbc-news-333123 <p>August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Canadian Election Misinformation Project</a>, provides an overview of the Project's first memo: an analysis of a misleading video tweeted by Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1252168145220793&ref=sharing">R</a><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/social-media-canadian-election-1.6158467">ead the article</a>.</p> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:00:33 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2657 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/chrystia-freeland-tweet-labelled-manipulated-video-twitter-cpac-333121 <p>August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Canadian Election Misinformation Project</a>, provides an overview of the Project's first memo: an analysis of a misleading video tweeted by Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1252168145220793&ref=sharing">Watch the interview</a>.</p> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:39:38 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2656 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/political-scientist-aengus-bridgman-manipulated-media-and-misinformation-cbc-radio-332987 <p>August 24, 2021 | In this CBC Radio interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Canadian Election Misinformation Project</a>, comments on manipulated media and misinformation in the ongoing federal election campaign.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/15862220-political-scientist-aengus-bridgman-manipulated-media-misinformation?share=true">Listen to the interview</a>.</p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:03:02 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2653 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/will-misinformation-be-problem-election-season-cbc-news-332983 <p>August 24, 2021 | Election 44 is underway, and the Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project is hard at work tracking election mis- and disinformation. Learn more about the Project in this interview with its director, Aengus Bridgman.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1936456259734">Watch the interview</a>.</p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:12:25 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2652 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadian-election-misinformation-project-memo-1-332855 <p>August 26, 2021 | The <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Media Ecosystem Observatory</a>'s Canadian Election Misinformation Project is out with its first memo of the 44th Canadian federal election campaign. Learn about five election misinformation findings from the controversy surrounding Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland’s <a href="https://twitter.com/cafreeland/status/1429429537012658178" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">recent tweet</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com/memo-1">Read the memo</a>.</p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:07:32 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2647 at /maxbellschool