Jennifer Allen
@_JenAllen
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Assistant Professor, NYU Stern School of Business
Joined September 2019
RT @BrendanNyhan: New job ad: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College . Please share with your networks. I am….
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It’s not that “the misinfo problem” is made up. It is just harder – and messier – than we thought. Rather than throw up our hands, we MUST adapt our paradigms to meet the moment. Read more ->
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2 – Study behavior - not just belief.Many ppl see falsehoods, but who acts and when? Esp harmful acts like dangerous alt medicine or mob vandalism. 3 – Test interventions in fuzzy settings, not just black/white true/false content.Field exps, gray area stimuli, etc.
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This means 3 shifts for misinfo researchers:.1 – Discover misleading content from the bottom up. e.g. sample climate messages test which increase disbelief in climate change.
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It’s time to reframe “the misinfo problem”: Instead of “Why do people believe fake news?” we need to study - What leads to misperceptions.- How do they impact real-world behavior.- What interventions actually help reduce misperceptions.
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There IS a problem: Misperceptions–eg election denialism, vax and climate skepticism–are common & impactful. But problem is less “Pope Endorses Trump” style fake news, more stories like these 👇. Not false, but misleading – and massively popular (see.
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People are worried re fake news, BUT studies show that outright false news is rare w limited impact. Critics say this means misinfo is a not a problem and we should stop studying it. We disagree!.
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New in TiCS w @DG_Rand @GordPennycook!. It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded, but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model. Time for new approaches:.o True/False → Content that misleads.o Belief → Behavior.o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings
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RT @dggoldst: 🚨 Predoc at Microsoft Research 🚨. Do you have strong front-end programming and statistics skills but need research experience….
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Are you a recent college graduate wishing to gain research experience prior to pursuing a Ph.D. in fields related to computational social science (CSS)? Do you have a deep love of “playing with...
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Big congrats to the fabulous Anushka Nair for receiving a Rhodes Scholarship!! I've had the pleasure of working with her for the last year and half and can't wait to see her thrive at Oxford next year! @itsmenush .
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Four from MIT — Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo — have been selected as 2025 Rhodes Scholars and will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University in...
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RT @kakape: So what have I learnt about #misinformation research? I tried to condense it into a list of the 5 biggest challenges the field….
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The burgeoning field is still grappling with fundamental problems, from getting access to data to defining 'misinformation' in the first place
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RT @LX_CW: One month left to apply to our new PhD program in statistics and computational social science. Come join me and my terrific coll….
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Learn statistical, computational, and social science theory and practice to address problems of social importance in public health, education, criminal justice, and other domains.
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Great article from @kakape about the five biggest challenges facing misinformation researchers highlighting some of our recent work! Agree with pretty much all these.
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The burgeoning field is still grappling with fundamental problems, from getting access to data to defining 'misinformation' in the first place
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RT @risj_oxford: NEW on our site. Are fears about online misinformation in the US election overblown? The evidence suggests they might be,….
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The period right before and right after the vote could be vulnerable to misinformation. Experts explain what we know about its spread and its true impact.
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RT @VinArceneaux: 🚨 New Publication 🚨 with @jonmladd, @KalliGiannelos, @canzengin00 & @MartialFoucault!. With the generous support of @pro_….
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Nearly three billion people actively use Facebook, making it the largest social media platform in the world. Previous research shows that the social media platform reduces users’ happiness, while...
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RT @steverathje2: In 2 digital field experiments, we found that unfollowing hyperpartisan influencers on Twitter:. -Reduced partisan animos….
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RT @SolomonMg: Misleading press coverage had *50x* the impact of COVID "misinfo." From highly editorialized headlines to misleading quotes,….
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RT @_jaybaxter_: Good article. Misinformation is often defined poorly in academic research, either 1) as only blatantly false articles, or….
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RT @_JenAllen: New in @sciam : Is misinformation *really* a problem?. Our take: Exposure to "fake news" is rare, but misinformedness is com….
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“Fake news”-style misinformation is only a fraction of what deceives voters. Fighting misinformation will require holding political elites and mainstream media accountable
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Solving the misinformedness problem is a harder than just rooting out fake news. But it’s important that we solve the problem we have, even if it involves acknowledging that the part of responsibility falls on us – not just the darkest corners of the internet. 8/N.
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