Polymarket’s AI Is Feeding Users Fabricated Information The prediction market fancies itself a “global truth machine” and a boon to journalism. Tow finds a very different reality. August 27, 2026 By Tory Lysik
‘Democracy on the line’: Brazil’s election and the Bolsonaro disinformation ecosystem October 11, 2022 By Jem Bartholomew Brazilian reporter Patrícia Campos Mello on the ‘subtle censorship’ of President Bolsonaro, threats to democracy and coping with relentless attacks for the Tow Center newsletter.
‘Disinformation Weekly’: How midterm newspapers are failing the electorate October 6, 2022 By Jem Bartholomew Fake newspapers are turning up in Illinois letterboxes ahead of the midterms.
Gaming the algorithm September 19, 2022 By Jem Bartholomew Social media platforms’ control of the public sphere has proved remarkably open to abuse.
Tell Us: Have you received a political campaign leaflet disguised as a local newspaper? August 5, 2022 By Tow Center
Q&A:The Guardian’s media editor talks about the role of the UK press in choosing the next PM July 20, 2022 By Jem Bartholomew
A case study of an Ohio gubernatorial candidate’s use of shady local ‘news’ networks May 3, 2022 By Pete Brown
Tow Center newsletter: Platforms and publishers in the spotlight at Google, Meta-funded journalism festival April 19, 2022 By Gabby Miller
A Platform and Publishers Timeline of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine March 9, 2022 By Priyanjana Bengani
A Hudson Valley newspaper turns to Substack, Meta to expand digitally February 22, 2022 By Gabby Miller
The Tow Center newsletter: experimenting with automated news at the BBC February 9, 2022 By Samuel Danzon-Chambaud
