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Mar 8, 2018 · The act of deliberately creating false or misleading information has given rise to the phenomenon of fake news (Lazer et al. 2018), meant as entire fabrications (Imhoff and Lamberty 2020 ...
The rise of fake news highlights the erosion of long-standing institutional bulwarks against misinformation in the internet age. Concern over the problem is global. However, much remains unknown regarding the vulnerabilities of individuals, institutions, and society to manipulations by malicious actors. A new system of safeguards is needed.
Publication date: 08/2023. Authors: Pranav Goel. David Lazer. Philip Resnik. Most prior and current research examining misinformation spread on social media focuses on reports published by 'fake' news sources. These approaches fail to capture another potential form of misinformation with a much larger audience: factual news from mainstream ...
Lazer, David (2001) “ Regulatory Interdependence and International Governance,” 8 J. of European Public Policy 474–92. CrossRef Google Scholar Mahoney , David G. ( 1997 ) Large Property Damage Losses in the Hydrocarbon-Chemical Industries: A Thirty-Year Review , 17th ed.
The contrast between IRS and Twitter data highlight three key issues around big data: the mapping of big data to relevant social constructs; the instability of big data constructs; and the challenges around the silo-ization of big data. Mapping constructs: Behavioral trace data typically do not map neatly to important social science constructs.
Nov 4, 2003 · The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the Ash Fund for Research on Democratic Governance at the Kennedy School, as well as helpful comments received on earlier versions of this article from participants in meetings of the Law and Society Association, the Association of Public Policy and Management, the Visions of Governance in the Twenty-First Century Project, and the Kennedy School ...
David Lazer is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences, Northeastern University. Prior to coming to Northeastern University, he was on the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School (1998-2009). In 2019, he was elected a fellow to the National Academy of Public Administration.
