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Thu, Aug 30, 2018
#ElectionWatch: URSAL, Illuminati, and Brazil’s YouTube Subculture
Amplified through YouTube, a term created as a joke ends up on nationally televised presidential debate
Tue, Aug 28, 2018
#ElectionWatch: As Colombia Votes Again, Misinformation Flows
Legitimate campaigning was fused with false claims spread by political actors
Fri, Aug 24, 2018
#ElectionWatch: RT’s One-Sided Coverage of Midterms
Assessing partisan bias in the Kremlin broadcaster’s reporting
Fri, Aug 17, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Bots Around Brazil’s First Presidential Debate
Low impact of bots and fake data, but at least one “fake” article among the top stories
Wed, Aug 15, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Loves For Sale In Brazil
Exposing a Brazilian network which trades clicks forcash
Sun, Aug 12, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Partisan Media Deepens Divides in Colombia
The recent election was a golden opportunity for fringe media in Colombia — an opportunity they seized
Wed, Jul 25, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Bots and Biased Polls in Pakistani Elections
Parties across the spectrum used automation to amplify messages ahead of the vote
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Everyday Misinformation in Colombia
Humans, not bots, were the main vectors of misinformation
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Post-Electoral Bots in Puebla
Discrepancies in local election lead to bot-like accounts on both sides
Sat, Jun 30, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Hashtags For Cash In Mexico
Bots for hire push partisan election messages on all sides
Sat, Jun 30, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Bot Battlefield at #AMLOFest
Bot-like accounts use hashtag #AMLOFest to spread pro and anti-AMLO messages three days ahead of the election
Thu, Jun 28, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Trending Beyond Borders in Mexico
How the “King of Fake News” in Mexico used international Twitter bots and Facebook farms to boost political messages
