BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:99dec28402dc2c906e3254617bac570d DTSTAMP:20260604T212152Z DTSTART:20200505T200000 DTEND:20200505T210000 SUMMARY:COVID-19 and the Online Info-demic: Learning to Recognize Bots, Trolls, and Cyborgs and How to React with Dr. David Broniatowksi DESCRIPTION:Dr. Broniatowski will discuss the results of new studies regarding similarities between COVID-19 misinformation and the vaccine debate. Participants will learn how to identify bots, trolls, and cyborgs and strategies for combatting the online spread of misinformation about vaccines. Dr. Broniatowski will provide international context using specific examples of vaccine rumors and conspiracy theories spread online.\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\nAbout Dr. Broniatowski:\nDr. Broniatowski is the Director of the Decision Making and Systems Architecture Laboratory at George Washington University in Washington D.C. His work on systematic distortions of public opinion about vaccines on social media by state-sponsored trolls has been widely reported in the academic and popular press. Read more about Dr. Broniatowski here. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Dr. Broniatowski will discuss the results of new studies regarding similarities between COVID-19 misinformation and the vaccine debate. Participants will learn how to identify bots, trolls, and cyborgs and strategies for combatting the online spread of misinformation about vaccines. Dr. Broniatowski will provide international context using specific examples of vaccine rumors and conspiracy theories spread online.

About Dr. Broniatowski:

Dr. Broniatowski is the Director of the Decision Making and Systems Architecture Laboratory at George Washington University in Washington D.C. His work on systematic distortions of public opinion about vaccines on social media by state-sponsored trolls has been widely reported in the academic and popular press. Read more about Dr. Broniatowski here.

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