Digital Disinformation and Election Integrity: Research Problems, Empirical Evidence, and Policy Implications

Featured Speaker: Young Mie Kim
Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Political Science, and Election Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thursday, March 2, 2023
5 p.m. MST
Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/4820480753

Utilizing a user-based, real-time behavior tracking tool and "reverse engineering techniques,” Young Mie Kim’s research analyzes digital disinformation on social media, independent from the platforms. By combining computational analysis with survey-based approaches, Kim’s research investigates correlations between disinformation exposure, political dispositions, election legitimacy beliefs, and assesses the effects of digital disinformation on election outcomes such as voter turnout. This talk offers insights on drivers of disinformation and discusses normative implications for the functioning of democracy.

Q&A moderated by Steven Corman, ASU Center for Strategic Communication

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