Observatory on Social Media

Observatory on Social Media The Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe) studies the spread of (mis)information & online manipulation

Paper 🧪 w/Danish & Anindya at icwsm :"F*** You Biden": Cross-Partisan Electoral Toxicity on X During last US election, ...
05/22/2026

Paper 🧪 w/Danish & Anindya at icwsm :

"F*** You Biden": Cross-Partisan Electoral Toxicity on X

During last US election, Democratic posts were less toxic than Republican ones but received many more toxic cross-partisan replies from Republicans.

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Political discourse on social media has grown increasingly toxic, with electoral periods amplifying partisan hostility and cross-group attacks. Yet it remains unclear whether toxicity in online political speech reflects how partisans communicate within their own circles, or how aggressively they eng...

Staggering number of people believe unproven health claims
05/04/2026

Staggering number of people believe unproven health claims

Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence.

The [disinformation] fox in the [election] hen house
04/26/2026

The [disinformation] fox in the [election] hen house

The new homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has for years amplified President Trump's false claims of a stolen 2020 election. Here's why that history matters this midterm year.

AI is being used to generate fake MAGA users and content for political influence:
04/24/2026

AI is being used to generate fake MAGA users and content for political influence:

The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.

Amazing work by Alexios Mantzarlis at Indicator.media finding the first evidence of Community Notes manipulation as pred...
04/15/2026

Amazing work by Alexios Mantzarlis at Indicator.media finding the first evidence of Community Notes manipulation as predicted and described in our paper (cited within)!

Inside a pro-Conservative group effort to influence X's Community Notes

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