Far-Right Extremism, Media Manipulation, and Disinformation Online, with Dr. Alice Marwick

Published: Feb. 24, 2019, 8 a.m.

Dr. Alice Marwick, Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, guests to discuss the findings of her research report: Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online. \n\nDr. Marwick breaks down how far-right groups use the internet and social media to promote their ideologies. We also talk about radicalization, conspiracy theories, and differences in online activity between the far-right and far-left.