Category «Knowledge Management»

After the insurrection: How domestic extremists adapted and evolved after the January 6 US Capitol attack

This report by the Atlantic Council Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) provides an overview and analysis of the shifts observed in domestic extremist movements since the 2021 Capitol attack. “Domestic extremist movements have evolved and adapted their strategies, infrastructure, and messaging in the year since the insurrection at the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. Such movements were initially jubilant at the sight …

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Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

NewsGuard Misinformation Monitor January 2022

NewsGuard: “…Of the 113 U.S. websites that NewsGuard found were spreading election misinformation in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 presidential vote and that are still active, 81 percent have continued to spread false claims about the election, including about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a NewsGuard analysis has found.  The problem …

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Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

We Know Exactly Who the Capitol Rioters Were

Slate – Aymann Ismail – A year later, a fuller picture of who really drove the riot is clear. The lessons for 2022 and beyond are sobering.”…Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, sought data in that chaos. When the earliest arrests came after the riot, Pape began collecting information …

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Subjects: Congress, Economy, Education, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Insurrection Index has 1404 records of those in the public trust who played a role in the insurrection

“Insurrection Index is a searchable database of records on individuals and organizations in positions of public trust who were involved in the deadly attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. As of January 2022, the Insurrection Index has over 1,000 records of those in public trust who played a role in the insurrection…Below is …

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Subjects: Congress, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Search Engines

Parler and the Road to the Capitol Attack Investigating Alt-Tech Ties to January 6

New America: “The January 6, 2021 mob assault on the U.S. Capitol exposed deep fissures between Americans and shook the very foundations of the country. The violence that day and the tech industry’s response to the tsunami of polarizing content triggered a major public debate over how social media and tech companies manage their platforms …

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Subjects: Congress, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

A Year After Capitol Riot, Facebook Remains an Extremist Breeding Ground

Technology Transparency Project: “A year ago, Facebook tried to wash its hands of responsibility for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, despite the fact that, as the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) documented, its platform was a prime tool for organizing the rally and spreading the conspiracy theories and militant extremism that drove the rioters. Now, as …

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Subjects: Congress, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

Omicron cases are exploding. Scientists still don’t know how bad the wave will be

Science.org: “As this year begins, the Omicron variant is smashing COVID-19 infection records across Europe, North America, Africa, and Australia. With massive numbers of people infected or in quarantine, tens of thousands of flights and trains have been canceled, and work and schools disrupted. Earlier in the pandemic, the frightful, near-vertical rise in cases would …

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Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management, Medicine

What is Uncivil Religion?

Uncivil Religion: January 6, 2021 – “A Collaborative Digital Project Between the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Religious symbols, rituals, identities, banners, signs, and sounds suffused the events surrounding the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. This project begins to trace the thread …

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Subjects: Congress, Courts, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Insurrection Threats in Months Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack

“A ProPublica/Washington Post analysis of Facebook posts, internal company documents and interviews, provides the clearest evidence yet that the social media giant played a critical role in spreading lies that fomented the violence of Jan. 6… Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory between Election Day and …

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Subjects: Congress, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

Researchers Find Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots

The New York Times: “A new study analyzed nearly 1,500 episodes, showing the extent to which podcasts pushed misinformation about voter fraud….Researchers at the Brookings Institution reviewed transcripts of nearly 1,500 episodes from 20 of the most popular political podcasts. Among episodes released between the election and the Jan. 6 riot, about half contained election …

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Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

States are redrawing every congressional district in the U.S. Here is where we stand.

Politico: “What is redistricting, and why does it matter? Every 10 years, each state redraws its political lines. These processes take months to unfold in state capitals all around the country — and their results mold the balance of power in Congress for a decade. Our analysis uses local voting tallies and Census data to …

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Subjects: Congress, Knowledge Management
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