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Stories of Disinformation

Rachel told the story of disinformation in ancient Rome: Octavian’s campaign against Mark Antony.

• The Propaganda of Octavian
• Fake news about Antony and Cleopatra
• BBC: A brief history of fake news
• A short guide to the history of fake news and disinformation

Dan recounted the story of how the Department of Homeland Security is manipulating search engine results… Or are they?

• The Guardian: A mirage of mass deportations
• Gizmodo: A little bit of HTML doing a lot of work

Interview with Susannah Fox

• Susannah's Web site
• Rebel Health, Susannah's book (affiliate link)

Lenses

Interrogable

Information ecosystems sometimes keep participants in the dark, preventing them from understanding more about the information conveyed. While opacity in a system can make it easier to understand, preventing users from becoming disoriented or overwhelmed, it also does not invite users to think critically about the information presented.

• How does the system invite users to interrogate the information being conveyed?
• In other words, how does the system make the "invisible" visible, so that it can be interrogated?

Self-Regulating

In peer-to-peer patient support communities, there are mechanisms that allow community members to indicate the reliability of posted information. If online spaces are like gardens, they should be community gardens, where any participant can contribute to the health of the information. 

• How does your system allow participants to regulate the information within the system?

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Personnel

• Dan Brown, Host
• Rachel Price, Host
• Emily Duncan, Editor

Music

• Turtle Up Fool, by Elliot

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Personnel

• Dan Brown, Host
• Rachel Price, Host
• Emily Duncan, Editor

Music

• Turtle Up Fool, by Elliot

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Curious Squid is a digital design consulting firm specializing in information architecture, user experience, and product design