James Long, University of Washington professor of political science, launched a new course this quarter. “How to Steal an Election” highlights the types of politicians who try to steal elections, and how and what can be done to secure them.
Tag: election interference
GW Experts on Election Security and Political Violence Ahead of the Midterms
“Election officials in the United States have been alerted to safe-proof their voting systems and be vigilant about political violence amid a “very complex threat environment,” top U.S. cybersecurity official Jen Easterly said on Sunday in the wake of an…
UA Little Rock researchers investigate information campaigns designed to influence 2019 Canadian election
A group of researchers from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have published an article that examined the possible use of online media campaigns orchestrated to influence the 2019 Canadian federal election. The article, “The Role of YouTube during the 2019 Canadian Federal Election: A Multi-Method Analysis of Online Discourse and Information Actors,” was published in the Journal of Future Conflict in September.
Voter intimidation plot succeeds regardless of culprit
The Trump administration has accused Iran of targeting Democratic voters in an e-mail intimidation campaign seemingly designed to create uncertainty around the U.S. election. Sarah Kreps, professor of government at Cornell University, studies misinformation and election interference and is author of…
Rutgers experts are available to comment on Iran’s interference in the U.S. election.
John J. Farmer, Jr., University professor of law and director of Rutgers’ Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience and the Eagleton Institute of Politics, said: “The challenge for the U.S. government is to devise an effective deterrent to such interference.…
MITRE Experts Available to Comment on Election Security
Voters trust that our elections take place without interference. MITRE supports state and local election officials with the objective advice and tools to combat threats to our voting infrastructure. Our work includes: Our SQUINT™ app lets election officials report disinformation…
UA Little Rock makes COSMOS a designated research center
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) Lab has received approval from the Arkansas Department of Education (ADHE) to become an established research center on campus.“By designating COSMOS as a formal center, UA Little Rock will be a leader and pioneer in social media analytics and social media forecasting,” said Dr.
Banning Covert Foreign Election Interference
The United States is one of the countries that is most susceptible to foreign election interference. To safeguard the U.S. elections in November, Robert K. Knake argues that the United States and other democracies should agree to not interfere in foreign elections.
The Trouble With Election Security
Russia interfered with the U.S. presidential election in 2016, and in 2018, internet trolls again spread disinformation during the midterms. Intelligence officials warn that interference in this year’s presidential election may already be underway.