On November 4, 2024 from 3:00 to 4:00pm in GU Politics Living Room, McCourt School of Public Policy’s the Massive Data Institute and the Institute of Politics and Public Service are hosting a discussion on the state of voting misinformation in the United States.
Misinformation and the 2024 U.S. Election
Monday, November 4, 2024
3:00-4:00pm
GU Politics Living Room, Healy G-18
Light snacks will be provided.
Panel Abstract: The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) and the Institute of Politics and Public Service invite you to join a discussion on the state of voting misinformation in the United States. Join us the day before Election Day for a conversation on the state of voting misinformation in the United States. We will explore questions including — What have we seen shared across social media platforms and news media? How do we discern what information is correct and how do we break through all the noise?
This event is hosted in partnership with the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute and Institute of Politics and Public Service.
Meet the panelists
Moderator: Lisa Singh, Ph.D., MDI Director, Chair of the Department of Computer Science, Professor in the Department of Computer Science and McCourt School of Public Policy, Sonneborn Chair for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Renée DiResta, Associate Research Professor with MDI and Tech & Public Policy
Katie Harbath, Fall 2022 GU Politics Fellow; former Director of Public Policy, Facebook; Chief Global Affairs Officer, Duco
Thessalia Merivaki, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and an Associate Research Professors at the Massive Data Institute
This event is hosted in partnership with the Institute of Politics and Public Service and the Massive Data Institute both at the McCourt School of Public Policy.
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About the Massive Data Institute (MDI): At Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) is an interdisciplinary research institute that connects experts across computer science, data science, public health, public policy, and social science to tackle societal scale issues and impact public policy in ways that improves people’s lives through responsible evidence-based research. For more information on MDI, please visit https://mdi.georgetown.edu/
About the Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics): GU Politics connects and empowers students and the broader community to improve and reimagine politics and public service and reaffirm its promise. Founded as part of the McCourt School of Public Policy in the fall of 2015, GU Politics programming is open to the entire Georgetown community. For more information on GU Politics, please visit https://politics.georgetown.edu/Questions? Please contact mdiresearch@georgetown.edu .