Selected Recent Media Coverage
[This is selected recent media coverage of my research and commentary. For articles and op-eds I’ve written for media, see the Articles section.]
2025: ‘Google's AI says Declan Rice donated £14m to house homeless families – but it's not true’ Big Issue, September 19.
2025: ‘“Two-tier Britain”: how Lucy Connolly became a cause célèbre for the right’ Guardian, September 2.
2025: ‘Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign’ New Scientist, July 31.
2025: ‘UK’s top universities received £2.8m worth of funding from Meta last year’ Guardian, April 30.
2025: ‘Elon Musk’s beef with Britain isn’t (only) about politics. It’s about tech regulation’ Guardian, January 25.
2025: 'Elon Musk praises Poilievre, mocks Trudeau as he steps into Canadian politics' CBC News, January 9.
2025: ‘Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he’s looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed.’ AP, Washington Post, PBS, and others, January 7.
2025: ‘U.K.’s Starmer rebukes Musk and others for “lies and misinformation.”’ Washington Post, January 6.
2024: ‘Elon Musk's curious fixation with Britain.’ BBC News, December 22.
2024: ‘Why is Elon Musk Trolling Britain?’ BBC Radio 4 documentary, December 15.
2024: ‘Why Elon Musk keeps targeting the UK Government on X.’ The i, November 27.
2024: ‘How the Southport killer’s terror charge is undermining trust in the police.’ Telegraph, October 30.
2024: ‘Donald Trump is winning the podcast election.’ Newsweek, October 17.
2024: ‘Making it by Faking It.’ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth, October.
2024: ‘After far-right riots, Brits of color contemplate their safety.’ (video) Washington Post, August 13.
2024: ‘Britain’s riots put spotlight on far-right misinformation.’ Washington Post, August 9.
2024: ‘What role did misinformation play in riots after the Southport stabbings?’ Full Fact, August 2.
2024: ‘Far-right rioters attack U.K. police, mosque amid false claims on stabbings’ Washington Post, July 31.
2024: ‘“False facts” fuel clashes over deadly UK stabbing.’ AFP, July 31.
2024: ‘The campaign to outlaw lying in politics.’ Positive News, July 29.
2024: ‘Wahl in Großbritannien: Wie falsche Videos und KI Angst vor Migranten schüren sollen‘ (‘Election in Great Britain: How false videos and AI are intended to stoke fear of migrants’). Tagesschau (ARD-aktuell), July 4.
2024: ‘Why are parties targeting social media?’ BBC News, July 2.
2024: ‘Rishi Sunak: Russian bots threaten our democracy.’ The Times, July 2.
2024: ‘Facebook pages linked to foreign interference in UK elections taken down after ABC investigation.’ ABC News, July 1.
2024: ‘Deputy PM’s “grave concerns” that Russians are boosting Nigel Farage’s Reform.’ The Sunday Times, June 30.
2024: ‘Tories “highly alarmed” by network of pro-Russian Facebook pages interfering in UK election.’ ABC News, June 29.
2024: ‘Who is winning “Britain’s first TikTok election”? Daily Mail, June 17.
2024: ‘UK parties face-off on TikTok battleground.’ AFP, May 30.
2024: ‘Are Tories Deliberately Posting Terrible Social Media?’ PoliticsHome, April 11.
2024: ‘Commander In Truth: Why Donald Trump is staying faithful to Truth Social’ The House (Parliament’s in-house magazine), March 26.
2023: ‘Indian TV, “hashtag” audience fragmentation.’ The Hindu, April 12.
2022: ‘Synthetic video: don’t call them deepfakes.’ Institution of Engineering & Technology Magazine, November 8.
2022: ‘Elon Musk putting Twitter behind a paywall could ‘sound the death knell’ for the social media platform, experts say.’ Fortune, November 8.
2022: ‘Challenging Covid Vaccine Misinformation on Private Social Media, with Prof. Andrew Chadwick.’ Social Media and Politics Podcast #143, May 1. [Apple Podcasts.] [Spotify.]
2022: ‘Anxiety and conflict avoidance keep people from calling out misinformation in messaging groups.’ Nieman Lab, April 27.
2022: ‘How Ukraine’s President Zelensky Caught the World’s Attention.’ Wall Street Journal, March 9.
2021: ‘Why Nobody Should Take Up Donald Trump's Election Debate Offer.’ Newsweek, December 1.
2021: ‘Troubling link between vaccine hesitancy and intent to discourage others – study.’ ITV News, April 2. This research was also covered by 200+ news outlets across the UK and internationally.
2021: ‘Donald Trump's Social Media Platform Can't Replace What He Lost With Twitter, Facebook.’ Newsweek, March 22.
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