Decoding Disinformation
For my graduate thesis work, I embarked on an investigation on online disinformation because I want to help curb its spread and decrease radicalization. Over the course of my thesis year, I spent months researching the complexities of the topic and learning from issue experts in academia and journalism. I’ve also tried to wrap my head around potential interventions from a variety of angles.
This culminated in Battle for Your Brain, an editorial piece that summarizes my findings on the internet architecture that drives misinformation and proposes a set of actions to address the issue.
Below is a collection of some of my data experiments, visualizations, UX prototypes, and writeups on the topic.
Visualizing the Rise of QAnon
Twitter scraping and sentiment analysis
Visualizing data on media literacy
Using UX to change behaviors
A proposal for the future
You can view the editorial piece in full here.