Selected Recent Media Coverage
[This is selected recent media coverage of my research. For articles and op-eds I’ve written for media, see the Articles section.]
2024: ‘Why is Elon Musk Trolling Britain?’ BBC Radio 4 documentary, December 15.
2024: ‘Why Elon Musk keeps targeting the UK Government on X.’ The i, November 27.
2024: ‘How the Southport killer’s terror charge is undermining trust in the police.’ Telegraph, October 30.
2024: ‘Donald Trump is winning the podcast election.’ Newsweek, October 17.
2024: ‘After far-right riots, Brits of color contemplate their safety.’ (video) Washington Post, August 13.
2024: ‘Britain’s riots put spotlight on far-right misinformation.’ Washington Post, August 9.
2024: ‘What role did misinformation play in riots after the Southport stabbings?’ Full Fact, August 2.
2024: ‘Far-right rioters attack U.K. police, mosque amid false claims on stabbings’ Washington Post, July 31.
2024: ‘“False facts” fuel clashes over deadly UK stabbing.’ AFP, July 31.
2024: ‘The campaign to outlaw lying in politics.’ Positive News, July 29.
2024: ‘Wahl in Großbritannien: Wie falsche Videos und KI Angst vor Migranten schüren sollen‘ (‘Election in Great Britain: How false videos and AI are intended to stoke fear of migrants’). Tagesschau (ARD-aktuell), July 4.
2024: ‘Why are parties targeting social media?’ BBC News, July 2.
2024: ‘Rishi Sunak: Russian bots threaten our democracy.’ The Times, July 2.
2024: ‘Facebook pages linked to foreign interference in UK elections taken down after ABC investigation.’ ABC News, July 1.
2024: ‘Deputy PM’s “grave concerns” that Russians are boosting Nigel Farage’s Reform.’ The Sunday Times, June 30.
2024: ‘Tories “highly alarmed” by network of pro-Russian Facebook pages interfering in UK election.’ ABC News, June 29.
2024: ‘Who is winning “Britain’s first TikTok election”? Daily Mail, June 17.
2024: ‘UK parties face-off on TikTok battleground.’ AFP, May 30.
2024: ‘Are Tories Deliberately Posting Terrible Social Media?’ PoliticsHome, April 11.
2024: ‘Commander In Truth: Why Donald Trump is staying faithful to Truth Social’ The House (Parliament’s in-house magazine), March 26.
2023: ‘Indian TV, “hashtag” audience fragmentation.’ The Hindu, April 12.
2022: ‘Synthetic video: don’t call them deepfakes.’ Institution of Engineering & Technology Magazine, November 8.
2022: ‘Elon Musk putting Twitter behind a paywall could ‘sound the death knell’ for the social media platform, experts say.’ Fortune, November 8.
2022: ‘Challenging Covid Vaccine Misinformation on Private Social Media, with Prof. Andrew Chadwick.’ Social Media and Politics Podcast #143, May 1. [Apple Podcasts.] [Spotify.]
2022: ‘Anxiety and conflict avoidance keep people from calling out misinformation in messaging groups.’ Nieman Lab, April 27.
2022: ‘If someone shares your politics, you’re less likely to block them when they post misinformation.’ Nieman Lab, March 23.
2022: ‘How Ukraine’s President Zelensky Caught the World’s Attention.’ Wall Street Journal, March 9.
2021: ‘Why Nobody Should Take Up Donald Trump's Election Debate Offer.’ Newsweek, December 1.
2021: ‘Donald Trump Is Disappearing From Our Conversations.’ Newsweek, August 9
2021: ‘Vaccine messaging may need to change.’ Telegraph, May 13.
2021: ‘Emphasis on personal may be best way to fight vaccine scepticism, research suggests.’ The Guardian, May 13.
2021: ‘Joe Biden the Boring Radical Quietly Outshines Donald Trump the Predictable Showman.’ Newsweek, April 30.
2021: ‘Troubling link between vaccine hesitancy and intent to discourage others – study.’ ITV News, April 2. This research was also covered by more than 200 news outlets across the UK and internationally.
2021: ‘Donald Trump's Social Media Platform Can't Replace What He Lost With Twitter, Facebook.’ Newsweek, March 22.
2021: ‘Taking on the Anti-Vax Movement.’ Campaign, February 9.
2020: ‘Altruism, cash, coercion, and the queen. How the UK could convince millions to get coronavirus vaccines.’ Washington Post, December 17.
2020: ‘More Than a Quarter of British Hesitant About Getting COVID Vaccine, Study Finds’ Newsweek, December 11.
2020: ‘How Campaigns Use Digital Tactics for Good and Bad.’ Lifewire, October 20.
2020: ‘Donald Trump's Coronavirus misinformation is stopping tech companies from enforcing their moderation rules.’ The i, May 1.
2020: ‘Trump is adapting his populist playbook to the coronavirus crisis.’ Business Insider, April 21.
2019: ‘Is Russia Meddling in the UK Election? Perhaps—But the Real Problem May be Gullible Voters.’ Newsweek, December 12.
2019: ‘The dirtiest UK election ever? Here are some of the lowest moments of the campaign.’ CNN, December 10.
2019: ‘The Not-so-simple Science of Social Media ‘Bots.’ First Draft, November 28.
2019: ‘Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Is Winning the U.K. Election Digital War.’ Bloomberg, November 22.
2019: ‘What’s really behind the Tories’ ‘deceitful’ Twitter fact check ploy—and did it actually work?’ Telegraph, November 21.
2019: ‘How Leave.EU dominates the Brexit conversation on Facebook.’ First Draft, November 21.
2019: ‘Researchers concerned as tech giants choke off access to data.’ Times Higher, October 23.
2019: ‘“They’re doing this badly on purpose”: Why the Tories’ latest online ads look so ugly.’ New Statesman, October 23.
2019: O3C report on sharing of false and misleading news on UK social media covered by The Times (print edition), The Scotsman (print edition), The Independent, numerous regional newspapers, and 180 UK local radio stations. May 11.
