What Is the Science of Misinformation: Why False News Spreads
The science of misinformation explains why false information spreads faster than true news, how the illusory truth effect works, and what interventions actually reduce misinformation.
April 2025
July 2024
How Propaganda Works: Persuasion, Manipulation, and the Architecture of Manufactured Consent
How does propaganda actually work? Understand the psychological techniques behind mass persuasion — from World War I posters to social media disinformation — and why smart people are not immune.
May 2024
Why Disinformation Spreads
The MIT Media Lab's landmark 2018 Science study found false news spreads 6x faster than true news. Here is the science explaining why, and what actually stops it.
What Is Propaganda? Persuasion, Manipulation, and Political Communication
A rigorous examination of propaganda — from WWI's Creel Committee and Nazi total propaganda to Cold War cultural warfare and today's digital micro-targeting, computational propaganda, and inoculation-based defenses.