Scientific American's Misinformation Crusade Is Targeting 'Rumors' Of Non-U.S. Citizens Voting

Posted • October 27, 2024: Scientific American is deeply concerned about the upcoming election. Rumors, lies, misinformation, disinformation, and even innuendo are bombarding voters on social media. Who can we, the average, everyday American voter, possibly trust to discern the truth from the lies? Thankfully, Scientific American is here to help. Together, with the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public in Seattle, they are going to use science and ongoing social media research to identify and quickly counter misinformation! -- Scientific American @sciam: “We can anticipate many false claims as we approach the U.S. presidential election—including untrue allegations of mass voting by noncitizens or of “suspicious vans” outside polling booths—and should quickly counter them, a misinformation expert says.” -- See! We can trust them. They have a misinformation expert and are only interested in the truth and will be completely non-partisan!

The article continues: “Using ongoing social-media research conducted at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public in Seattle, which I co-lead, my colleagues and I can identify rumors spreading across both Democratic and Republican online networks in real time. We can see how election rumors emerge as events unfold, and how they frequently combine first-hand accounts, such as photos or videos, with pre-existing narratives, for example that non-US citizens vote in large numbers.” -- So sciencey. There's no mention of rumors of Trump being a fascist or things like the Steele Dossier, nothing about Project 2025. Just illegals voting and suspicious vans full of uncounted ballots. I'm sure that's just a coincidence. They're probably just busy analyzing data and doing peer reviews and other highly scientific stuff. We imagine there's a petri dish or a microscope involved somewhere!

This is their "misinformation expert" Scientific American" is pure GARBAGE! 60 Minutes profiled a misinformation academic researcher named Kate Starbird a "leader of a misinformation research group" that tried to get Big Tech companies to silence conservatives during the 2020 election. 60 Minutes failed to point out that Starbird is a serious Democrat donor who has funneled thousands of dollars to Democrats including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, and more. -- What? Silence conservatives! This just can't be! Can it? They're scientists, they're not political, they're only concerned with finding the truth! We're shocked, flabbergasted! Nothing scientific nothing American. All regurgitated DNC vomit. But we were told we could trust the science! We are shaken! Gobsmacked! (…)

• More at: Twitchy - Scientific American's Misinformation Crusade Is So Science-y and Whatnot
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Scientific American: These Are the Rumors and Misinformation to Watch for on Election Day
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/these-are-the-rumors-and-misinformation-to-watch-for-on-election-day/