Kathleen Hall Jamieson chronicles how Russian trolls and hackers exploited U.S. media routines and social media structures in order to sow discord, undermine Hillary Clinton’s candidacy and bolster Donald Trump’s electoral prospects. (From March 5, 2018.) USC Annenberg Read more »
Partisans Divide over Election Hacking
A recent survey of 2,000 adults shows that Americans have become more concerned about election hacking than they were in 2016, and that a partisan divide has widened over these concerns. … Back in November 2016, 17% of respondents thought computer hacking in elections was a major problem nationwide, while […] Read more »
North Korea, Cyberterrorism Top Threats to U.S.
Eighty-two percent of Americans say North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons poses “a critical threat” to the United States’ vital interests. A similar percentage (81%) think cyberterrorism poses a critical threat to the nation, putting these two at the top of a list of six possible threats. CONT. Jim Norman, […] Read more »
Poll Hub: High on the Hooey
Why using the theory of social desirability to explain variance in poll results is a flawed argument. Marist Poll Read more »
CNN Poll: 6 in 10 concerned Trump isn’t doing enough to protect US elections
About 6 in 10 Americans say Donald Trump is not taking seriously enough the investigation into Russian efforts to influence the US presidential election, and about the same share lack confidence the president is doing enough to prevent foreign interference in future elections, according to a new CNN poll conducted […] Read more »
Study: Conservatives amplified Russian trolls 30 times more often than liberals in 2016
Conservatives were much more likely than liberals to retweet Russian trolls in the 2016 election, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Southern California released this month. It traced Russian efforts to influence America’s 2016 presidential campaign via Twitter using 45 million election-related tweets generated by […] Read more »